It saddens me that Labour Councillors, fully aware of the climate emergency, and their manifesto pledges to reduce carbon emissions, chose, or even worse were whipped, to vote against divestment.

I admire the effect the tufa cascades of the Slade Brook have on people and visitors. Local poet Sean Swallow has obviously been deeply moved by its beauty and vulnerability and his poem captures this perfectly.

If the Greens never stood for what they believed in, where would we be now?

I've been contacted by Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and here are my responses.

Achieving carbon zero means reaching a balance between how much CO2 we emit and how much we remove from the atmosphere - in effect eliminating the rise in CO2 levels.

This is the turning point, the chance to step away from the precipice and begin the work of recovery. We desperately need to restore our respect for climate and each other.