Local Election Survey 2018 – Candidates
We’re surveying candidates in Greater Manchester for the 2018 election. Find out more about the survey.
Below is a summary of the responses across the areas of Greater Manchester. Where a candidate has already responded, you can see their response. If your candidates haven’t yet responded, follow the Twitter link to ask them to!
Name
Mandie Shilton Godwin
Question 1
Climate Change
Do you agree that Greater Manchester should adopt the Tyndall Centre’s science-based carbon budgets, set targets to halve the region’s emissions in the next five years and become carbon neutral by 2038?
Question 2
Divestment from Fossil Fuels
Do you agree that the Greater Manchester Pension Fund should fully divest from fossil fuels in the next five years?
Question 3
Walking and Cycling
Will you support your local council allocating funding to implement the walking and cycling (active travel) measures contained in Chris Boardman's ‘Made to Move’ report?
✓
Yes
This is in the Manchester Labour Manifesto
Question 4
Air Quality
Will you call on your local council to introduce ‘parking exclusion zones’ around local schools at peak times?
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Yes
I would like to see the government help by providing funding for this
Question 5
Biodiversity
Will you support a ban on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides in your local council area and work to phase out the use of other pollinator-harming pesticides?
Question 6
Plastics
Will you support the phase-out of single-use plastics in your local authority by 2020?
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Yes
Again, this was unanimously voted for by Manchester Labour in Council on 25 March
Question 7
Aviation
Will you support the introduction of a cap on emissions from flights to and from Manchester Airport?
Question 8
Energy Efficiency
Do you support the introduction of a GM-wide building standard for all new developments to be zero-carbon and climate resilient?
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Yes
Absolutely. I’d like to see much more done to reduce emissions from other
buildings too both public and private. Its a huge source of carbon emissions in the city and also the cost of energy a major contributor to fuel poverty in the city