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A new online platform set to inspire Cornwall residents to live more sustainably has been unveiled. The new web platform The Carbon Neutral Cornwall Hive has been developed by Cornwall Council to support residents and community groups striving to live low carbon lives. The Hive provides a space for people to share ideas and chat about how we can all help Climate Change. The...

'An ambitious and far-reaching' plan to address the global climate and health emergency was given the green light at a meeting of Newham Council in London on 16 July. The Climate Emergency Action Plan seeks to ensure that as the world emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, any economic recovery accelerates and escalates the Council’s response to the climate emergency facing...

Cotswold District Council (CDC) has voted to declare an ecological emergency, putting ecological issues at the heart of the Council’s actions to deliver nature recovery across the district. Public awareness of the importance of the natural environment, open spaces and wildlife has increased significantly during the COVID-19 crisis. By declaring an ecological or nature emergency the Council is acknowledging 'the huge...

AN OPEN letter has been sent out to the water industry today, inviting them to take part in a green economic recovery. The letter, signed by Environment Secretary Rebecca Pow, Ofwat Chief Rachel Fletcher, Chief Expector of Drinking Water Marcus Rink, Environment Agency Executive Director of Environment and Business Harvey Bradshaw and CCW's Chief Executive Emma Glancy, sets out how...

NORTHUMBRIAN Water's new Gas to Grid plant at Bran Sands Regional Effluent Treatment Works on Teesside will see enough biomethane to fuel 5,000 homes injected back into the National Grid. Bran Sands is the company's second site to use Gas to Grid, following the establishment of a similar plant at Howdon on North Tyneside in 2015. Richard Murray, Northumbrian Water's Head...

HYNDBURN Council in Lancashire is set to encourage taxi drivers take up hybrid or electric vehicles with new longer licenses. The new policy is a part of the Council’s pledge to make the Council’s activities net-zero carbon by 2030. The Council declared a climate emergency last year and all areas of the Council were asked to look at ways of reducing...

Boris Johnson has been using a diverse range of buzz words potentially lacking in substance to describe his plan for a ‘green recovery’. The prime example of this is his Build Back Better campaign as part of his coronavirus recovery plan. The Build Back Better projects in the £5bn investment plan include: £1.5bn for hospital maintenance, £100m for 29 road...

Hounslow Council has decided to introduce emissions-based parking charges for Pay and Display parking and business permits. This follows a single member decision taken by Cllr Hanif Khan, Cabinet Member for Transport at Hounslow Council on 1 July. Cllr Khan, Cabinet Member for Transport at Hounslow Council commented: “The introduction of emissions-based charging for on- and off-street parking charges and business...

Thousands of UK Armed Forces families across the UK will have their housing and accommodation improved and more environmentally friendly, thanks to nearly £200-million of new Government funding. Over 5,000 personnel, plus their families will have homes modernised with new kitchens, bathrooms and furnishings including re-roofing to reduce the risk of mould and damp. As part of the funding injection 3,500...

CIVIC buildings in the Leeds city centre are due to be connected to waste-powered heat and hot water ahead of schedule thanks to progress over the lockdown period. Senior councillors discussed the development of the city’s district heating network and new proposals for a third phase of the scheme at a meeting of the executive board today. Councillor Lisa Mulherin, Leeds...