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Here is the contents page of the book as it will be published.
We didn't manage to include all the sections we wanted, but we're going to make sure the second edition does..  


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Easter Bunny Island 2 page1 and 2

Things that should happen, and could with YOUR help

3

page 3

Manchester groups working on Climate Change

6-8

page 6 to 14





Low Carbon Communities

9

Where are we going and how will we get there?

10-11

Manchester's (Green) History

12-13

Manchester City Council aims

14

How the Council works- diagram

15

page 15

Council Executive

16



page 16 to 20

Scrutiny Committees

17-18

Engagement with the Council

19-20

Political Parties positions (Conservative, Green, Lib Dems, Respect, SWP)

21-25

page 21 (Conservatives)

page 22 to 29


Greater Manchester Business and climate change

26-29

Local Authorities and Climate Change- and a “map” of sorts...

30-33

page 30 to 33

AGMA

34








page 34 to 50






Manchester Enterprises

35

Environment Commission and Manchester Climate Change Agency

36

Manchester Airport

37-38

Councils bits and bobs

39

What is a “National Indicator”?

40

The Beacon Scheme- best local authority practice on Climate Change

41

NWDA and Regional Development Agencies

42

Climate Change Northwest”

43

Government Offices North West

44

Parliamentary Jargon

45-46

The Climate Change Act 2008

47-48

Other UK Climate Legislation (UKELA article)

49-50

Some “relevant” government ministries

51-53

pages 51 to 53

The Cabinet

54





pages 54 to 62

The Office of Climate Change

55

European Union for Numpties

56-59

Global”- the UNFCCC

60

Beyond Copenhagen

62

Something fishy in the state of Denmark

63

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Economics and Climate Change

64-66


pages 64 to 69

The New Green Deal

67-69

Trade Unions and Climate Change

70-74

page 70 to 74

Transport in Manchester

75-79





page 75 to 92

Dig for Victory: Allotments won't defend themselves!

80

Abundance Project and Vegetarianism/Veganism

81-2

Food and Climate Change

83-90

The Glebelands

91-92

Water and Climate Change

93-95





pages 93 to 104

Waste and Recycling

96-98

Climate Change and Health

99-101

Housing bits and bobs

102

Energy bits and bobs

103-04

Community Owned Renewables and Retrofitting

105-07

pages 105 to 107

Low-Impact Building at the Highfield Eco Allotment Project

108











pages 108 to 128

The Energy Saving Trust advice centre Greater Manchester

109

Sustainable Energy Futures: Lessons from Practice

110

Religion and Climate Change , including the Quaker Response to Climate Change

111-3

Climate Change: What is the Church Doing?

114

Race, Class, Gender

115-6

Invisible Power

117

The Science

119-20

Education and Climate Change

121-24

Media in Manchester and Climate Change

125-27

A dozen reasons why we are still in denial

128

How to win at Radio

129-31







pages 129 to 141

The Six Habits of Highly Successful Press Releases

132

Strategy Resources

133-34

Check list for Encouraging People to become- and stay- involved in your group

135-36

Accountability

137-38

Non Violent Communication

139-40

Barriers to NVDA

141

Miffy's sad trajectory & Miffy's 9 and a half rules

142-43

page 142

page 143

Why do people organise meetings?

144





pages 144 to 150

Giving and Receiving Feedback

145

What makes a good activist?

146

How many commandments is that?!

147-48

Dipping a toe into public motivation

149-50

Behaviour change- the nitty gritty

151












pages 151 to 173

OODA loops and Climate Change

152

I, Borg” or “why everyone is so rubbish at climate change”

153-54

Hollywood, j'accuse

155

Adaptation and Manchester- resources

155-6

Resilience and Contingency Planning

157-8

Resilience and Climate Change – are you tuff enuf?

159-60

Academics: A user's guide

161

Manchester-ish Academic Institutions and Climate Change

162-65

The Control Game

166-70

Glossary

171-72

Activist Resources

173

Questionnaire about this book and the Next Big Thing

174


pages 174 to 175

Disclaimers, thanks, and apologies

175