Ofgem announces price cap fall
The default price cap, which protects around 11 million households, is set to fall from £1,179 to £1,162 for the summer period (April - September).
The pre-payment meter cap,...
Manchester city centre Ultra Low Emissions Zone considered by councillors
MANCHESTER City Councillors have passed a motion calling for the consideration of an Ultra Low Emissions Zone within the city’s Inner Relief Route.
The motion,...
Northern Powergrid seeks views on its roadmap to digitalisation
NORTHERN Powergrid is seeking feedback on its digitalisation strategy which describes how it proposes to deliver progressive modernisation.
The vision, which sets out emerging thinking...
Councils can apply for funding to have the country’s first all-electric bus fleet
LOCAL authorities can now apply to become the UK’s first all-electric bus town, setting the ‘gold-standard’ in environmentally friendly public transport, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps...
Regional green light for £58.7m Welsh low carbon programme
FOLLOWING the thumbs-up at a meeting of the Swansea Bay City Deal’s Joint Committee, the business case for the £58.7 million Supporting Innovation and...
Wessex Water pays for polluting Dorset nature reserve
WESSEX Water has paid £35,000 towards environmental improvements at Stoborough Heath nature reserve in Dorset after a sewer main burst.
Wessex Water offered an enforcement...
East Lothian faces its net zero challenges head-on
CARBON footprint of East Lothian Council was reduced by 12.8% in the most recent full year.
The local authority’s new Climate Change Report also highlights...
Air quality actions taken in some of the most polluted areas of London
TWO hundred schools in London areas of high air pollution will put in place measures to protect pupils from toxic air, expanding ascheme launched...
New online tool helps drivers to navigate clean air zones
A NEW online service has gone live today to help drivers and businesses to prepare for the introduction of clean air zones with charges...
Bristol City Council gives green light to installing a battery at the City Hall
On a mission to decarbonise Bristol by 2030, the City Council cabinet members have given the go-ahead to the installation of an innovative battery...
