New call for evidence asks if local authorities are equipped to reach net zero
The Environmental Audit Committee is calling for written evidence on the recently published report by the National Audit Office (NAO) on Local government and...
New website to host independent research on UK climate risk
IN JULY 2021, the Adaptation Committee of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), will launch a major new independent assessment of the climate risks...
Large bodies of water can cool cities but small ones can make temperatures and...
Large bodies of water in urban areas can be effective at removing pollutants and heat from cities, but smaller ones can actually make the...
New report examines people’s attitudes to climate change and net zero policies
A new Net Zero Living report, led by the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) and the market research company Ipsos MORI,...
Government will struggle to achieve 2050 target unless they engage with local councils, warns...
The UK will struggle to reach the net zero target by 2050 unless Government steps up efforts to work together with local councils on...
Cost of water risks to business five times higher than cost of taking action,...
The cost of water risks to business could be over five times greater than the cost of taking action now to address those risks,...
Funding to help urban and deprived areas develop local neighbourhood plans
FUNDING to help communities in urban and deprived areas plan their local neighbourhoods will almost double, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced.
From today, Government...
World Water Day 2021
Today is World Water Day, which celebrates water, raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water and takes action...
UK’s largest new city centre green space to be created in Leeds
LEEDS City Council has secured more than £18m from the government’s Getting Building Fund to deliver three regeneration projects that will boost economic growth...
Scotland opens £3.5m Community Climate Asset Fund for applications
Fast-tracked funding to help local communities drive their green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic has been announced by the Scottish Government.
The Community Climate Asset...
