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It looks like we’re trapped in another Conservative Party psychodrama for the next three years, but local and regional elected office has become a strategic battleground for the Labour Party. Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham was hailed as 'King in the North' for his stance on Covid-19 restrictions in the autumn and winter of 2020, with some even suggesting he should take over as party leader off the back of his performance. Regional mayoralities may be a place where Labour can show that it is ready to lead the country once again. Fast forward to 2022 and a new regional mayoralty is on the cards, this time in South Yorkshire. As listeners will know, we think the time to act on climate change at all levels is now. So what can be done with the powers of the South Yorks mayoralty when in the hands of someone with the climate consciousness we think all leaders need?Today, we are joined by Labour candidate hopeful Lewis Dagnall, who’s here to tell us about his Green New deal vision for South Yorkshire. We discuss taking buses back into public control, how a regional Green New Deal Bond would work and the importance of supporting rural communities. Shout OutsLabour for a Green New Deal @LabGNDYeb Saño@YebSanoJoe Glenton and his book Veteranhood@joejglentonRead Conrad Bower's investigation for The Meteor on temporary accommodation.If you like the show tell your comrades!Find us on:Twitter: @MCRGND_PODInsta: mcrgndpodFB: MCRGNDPODYou can support the show and get some of that sweet, sweet exclusive content head towww.patreon.com/mcrgndpodOr if you'd prefer to give a one off donation we also have a PayPalpaypal.me/mcrngndpod Support the show

Happy New year and welcome to third season of the Manchester Green New Deal Podcast. We have a stellar line up of environmental and ecological champions to get through this year so lets get started. Trees have always been touted as a common sense answer to climate change. Plant more trees , the big carbon arrow goes down and we can all carry on driving around in our SUVs to the corner shop to pick up 20 malboro lites.   As ever  ( and its a reoccurring theme on this show) it's never that simple.  So when is tree planting a good idea?This week on the show we are joined by the aptly named Forrest Fleischman (@ForrestFleisch1) . Forrest is the Associate professor of environmental & natural resource policy at the University of Minnesota.  Forrest explains to us the pitfalls of ubiquitous tree planting, where large scale programs have failed,  The difficulty with trees just being the answer when it comes to land use and how the Global North whats to use the tropics as it's carbon store. LinksForrest's paper that inspired the conversationPitfalls of Tree Planting Show Why We Need People-Centered Natural Climate Solutionshttps://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/70/11/947/5903754?login=trueWorld agroforestry center https://www.worldagroforestry.org/recent blog post from Dr Lalisa Duguma  on live stock land cycleshttps://apps.worldagroforestry.org/downloads/Publications/PDFS/TB21036.pdfDaisugi tree growing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcl4I5EF-doShout outsDan Brockington@danbrockingtonRose Pritchard@_rosepritchardJohan Oldekop@madasascientist@bubblycakehopey english pastoral by James Rebankshttps://www.waterstones.com/book/english-pastoral/james-rebanks/9780141982571The African Pot Project@Tapeventsmcryou can support the project herehttps://tapproject.co.uk/support-us/If you like the show tell your comrades!Find us on:Twitter: @MCRGND_PODInsta: mcrgndpodFB: MCRGNDPODYou can support the show and get some of that sweet, sweet exclusive content head towww.patreon.com/mcrgndpodOr if you'd prefer to give a one off donation we also have a PayPalpaypal.me/mcrngndpod Support the show

Merry Christmas you flithy animals!As 2021 comes to a close the whole team gathers around the virtual fire place (no peat based fuels) to discuss our highs our lows and our hopes for 2022. Thankyou so much to everyone who's been on the show this year, our supporters on pateron and all the listeners around the world. Shout out to our ten listeners in Chile El pueblo unido jamas sera vencido!If you like the show tell your comrades!Find us on:Twitter: @MCRGND_PODInsta: mcrgndpodFB: MCRGNDPODYou can support the show and get some of that sweet, sweet exclusive content head towww.patreon.com/mcrgndpodOr if you'd prefer to give a one off donation we also have a PayPalpaypal.me/mcrngndpod Support the show

This week on the show we are joined by Kwesia, aka City Girl in Nature (@citygirlnature). We discuss rediscovering human connection to nature, how the pandemic has impacted that connection, and what can we do to bring more communities and nature together. LinksKwesia's websiteBlack girl HikeBlack Geographers (@blackgeogorg)Shout outs:Mysterex (@OverlordXbeats)Mark Burton (@MarkHBurton) – Steady State Manchester's The Carbon and Planning WorkbookPaid to Pollute  @PaidToPolluteIf you like the show tell your comrades!Find us on:Twitter: @MCRGND_PODInsta: mcrgndpodFB: MCRGNDPODYou can support the show and get some of that sweet, sweet exclusive content head towww.patreon.com/mcrgndpodOr if you'd prefer to give a one off donation we also have a PayPalpaypal.me/mcrngndpod Support the show

This week we welcome Financial Times journalist and editor of Moral Money, Simon Mundy. We discuss Simon's latest book, Race for Tomorrow: Survival, Innovation and Profit on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis, a series of stories of his journeys through 26 countries affected by climate change. Simon walks us through several examples, ranging from Siberia's 'Tusk Rush' to islands in the South Pacific, to illuminate how the climate crisis is shattering communities, shaking up global business, and propelling a groundbreaking wave of cutting-edge innovation.We also touch on the carbon politics of Australia, climate journalism, the life and work of Conrad Stephen, and the legitimacy of carbon offsetting. LinksRace for Tomorrow: https://www.simonmundy.com/bookClimeworks - carbon capture https://act.climeworks.com/fight-climate-change-video/?utm_source=googleBrand&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=GS-AO-World-en-Brand&gclid=Cj0KCQiA47GNBhDrARIsAKfZ2rCiri8iRcngYw3D557I-PTKCgaaLK8ZixDKwP-IzFN5okCCEfXuXLIaAkPyEALw_wcB Shout outsJuan Carlos Monterrey Gómez- Panama delegate for COP26@juanmonterreygStop Cambo campaign @StopCamboIf you like the show tell your comrades!Find us on:Twitter: @MCRGND_PODInsta: mcrgndpodFB: MCRGNDPODYou can support the show and get some of that sweet, sweet exclusive content head towww.patreon.com/mcrgndpodOr if you'd prefer to give a one off donation we also have a PayPalpaypal.me/mcrngndpod Support the show

COP26 was seen as one of the final chances for the world to get it's act together and collectively fight to defend the human race from itself.  Are COPs even designed to be emancipatory? This week on the show we get a breakdown of everything that went on in Glasgow with our special guest Asad Rehman (@chilledasad100) from War on Want(@Waronwant). We discuss how the climate movement has changed over the last 20 years, the history of solidarity in justice movements across the UK and the world How COP26 played out, the fight for justice with the Indian farmers why progressives need Milton Friedman and how we build climate into working class movements.LinksAsad speech at COP26https://twitter.com/chilledasad100/status/1459663828728393730?s=20War on Wanthttps://waronwant.org/Global Green New Deal https://waronwant.org/our-work/global-green-new-dealShout outsWar on Want@WarOnWant www.waronwant.orgGeorge Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiotFreddie Daley@Fred_DaleyHow the Tories profit from the climate crisishttps://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/11/fossil-fuels-decarbonisation-british-parliament-mps-second-jobsIf you like the show tell your comrades!Find us on:Twitter: @MCRGND_PODInsta: mcrgndpodFB: MCRGNDPODYou can support the show and get some of that sweet, sweet exclusive content head towww.patreon.com/mcrgndpodOr if you'd prefer to give a one off donation we also have a PayPalpaypal.me/mcrngndpod Support the show

This episode was recorded on Oct 8th 2021This week on the show we are joined by Dr Jenna Ashton (@heritagemcr). Jenna is a Lecturer in heritage studies at the University of Manchester and her current project, Community Climate Resilience,  is working with working class  communities in Miles Platting and Newton Heath through folk pageantry (@CreativeResMcr).  We look at what folk pageantry actually is, how art can help develop working class spaces and galvanise communities, and how we should use art and crafting to help imagine future utopias.  LinksCreative Climate Resilience Eco Village Report 2019Chroma- Derrick JarmanShoutouts:Save the Hulme Hippodrome campaign - @savehulmehipKate Wilson for her 10 year battle for justice against the Met Police - @fruitbatmaniaForrest Fleisch -thread on the issues with tree planting to defeat climate change - @ForrestFleisch1Councillor Nathan Boroda - @NathanCBorodaSupport the show

If you've seen the news in the UK in the last month, you'll be well aware that our old energy system is having a bad time. With gas prices spiking, all the noise from COP26, and the public's temperament towards climate activism cooling, it's probably worth figuring out what the hell is going on with our energy supply, and how we make it equitable and  sustainable for generations to come. This week on the show we are joined by Jan Rosenow (@janrosenow). Jan is the European director of the Regulatory assistance project (RAP) which is dedicated to speeding up the transition to clean and green energy. He also is a special advisor to the UK government's Department of Business, Energy and industrial Strategy (BEIS). We discuss what is causing the current energy crisis,  who has a stake in for the UK's future energy mix (and what measures they'll go to to defend those stakes,) what politics is created by energy production, and the viability of community energy systems. Shout outsLouise Sunderland  (@sunderlandlouis)Ellie Radcliffe and Laura Williams for their work on the community wealth building tool kit with CLES (@ellieradcliffe9)LinksCLES Community wealth building toolkit https://t.co/i7IhBNtewA?amp=1Rhiannon Osbourne (@rhiannon_osborn) confronting Kwasi Kwarteng https://twitter.com/StopCambo/status/1456271753223671810If you like the show tell your comrades!Find us on:Twitter: @MCRGND_PODInsta: mcrgndpodFB: MCRGNDPODYou can support the show and get some of that sweet, sweet exclusive content head towww.patreon.com/mcrgndpodOr if you'd prefer to give a one off donation we also have a PayPalpaypal.me/mcrngndpod Support the show

This week on the show we spread our wings with a deep swan dive (I'll stop) into all things ornithological  with our guest James Walsh aka Mancuian Birder (@MancunianBirder).  We discuss how Andy Burnham's Green Summit deals with ecology, the possibilities of a People's Summit, and how we build civic pride around our wildlife.Shout outsMarj of Friends of Carrington Moss@FriendsMossManchester festival of Nature@MancNatureNorthern Roots projects@NorthernRootsOLmark champion@MarkHChampionJubliee debt campaign @dropthedebtManchester Oxfam@oxfammcrgroupXR mancehster @XR_MCRCouncillor Ekua Bayunu@Ekua4HulmeGlobal day of justice on 6th of November LinksStephen Pennell's Meteor report on the Manchester campaigns taking place during COP26:https://themeteor.org/2021/10/27/manchester-climate-justice-cop26/Support the show

This is the last in our series on Labour conference 2021. We sent Andrew (@glassyeti) down to Brighton to follow the Green Jobs Revolution motion through conference. From being cancelled by the CAC to fighting with the unions over fossil fuels in the composite here the full story of that weekend. We catch up with Clive Lewis MP (@Labourlewis) on what is going on in the party,  Olivia Blake MP (@_OliviaBlake) and Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) about the need for a green new deal and Rhiannon Osborne (@rhiannon_osborn)  from students for global health(@WeAreSfGH)  on how the climate crisis and the global health are interlocked. Thank you to our patreons for their wonderful support we couldn't of made this episode without your backing! Links Health for a green New dealhttps://health4gnd.uk/Green NHS programhttps://www.england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/If you like the show tell your comrades!Find us onTwitter:@MCRGND_PODInsta: ManchestergndpodFB:MCRGNDPODYou can support the show and get some of that sweet, sweet exclusive content head towww.patreon.com/mcrgndpodOr if you'd prefer to give a one off donation we also have a PayPalpaypal.me/mcrngndpod Support the show