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Green Phoenix Festival Sunday 5 July 2026 Exeter Phoenix

SUNDAY 5 JULY 2026

Green Phoenix Festival 2026

Sustainability all-dayer returns with comedy, music, workshops, film screenings, community stalls and more.

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University of Exeter postpones net zero target to 2050

The University of Exeter has postponed its net zero target to 2050 following a two-year review of its climate strategy led by Global Systems Institute director Peter Cox.

Storm damage prompts Bowling Green Marsh emergency works

Significant storm damage has prompted emergency works to shore up the bank separating the Exe estuary from the Bowling Green Marsh nature reserve at Topsham.

Exeter territorial emissions vs linear trajectory to zero by 2030

University study finds decarbonisation slowing as city council continues to pursue failing Net Zero Exeter 2030 plan

Exeter also set to miss national 2050 target on current trajectory while aviation, shipping and other excluded scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions mean annual city carbon footprint likely to be triple territorial total.

Met Office State of the UK Climate report

The Met Office 2023 State of the UK Climate report has found that the number of “hot” (28°C) days has more than doubled over the past decade compared with 1961-1990, and the number of “very hot” (30°C) and “extremely hot” (32°C) days has more than tripled.

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SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2024

Green Phoenix festival

Sustainability festival featuring talks, workshops, film screenings and community stalls.

EXETER PHOENIX

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