New homes and buildings will have to produce significantly less CO2 under new rules to help the country move towards net zero.
Leeds City Council is proposing a commitment to provide good quality parks and green spaces across the city that are more accessible.
Policy Connect is urging for the creation of a Net Zero Delivery Authority to provide delivery leadership in England to make net zero happen.
Bristol is aiming to share the city’s expertise at delivering decarbonisation projects to neighbouring local authorities via a new partnership.
APSE has found that three times as many people trust their local council over the government to make decisions about how services are delivered.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has committed £51 million to help keep Londoners warm and tackle fuel poverty.
More than £13 million has been awarded to local authorities to increase the quantity and quality of recycling in Scotland.
A report has shown that visits to the UK’s woodlands boosts mental health and is estimated to save £185 million in treatment costs annually.
MPs support stronger government policy to scale up the installation of renewable heating technologies for new and existing homes.
Hundreds of thousands of trees will be planted in communities across England thanks to funding through the Nature for Climate Fund.
The Great British Beach Clean 2021 has reported that the average litter recorded per 100 metres is dropping year on year across the UK.
More than 5,000 new homes in flood-risk areas of England have been granted planning permission so far this year.
New homes and buildings, as well as those undergoing major renovation, will be required to install electric vehicle charge points from next year.
Single-use plastic plates, cutlery, expanded and extruded polystyrene cups and food and beverage containers could all be phased out.
Brownfield land in England could potentially accommodate over 1.3 million new homes – an increase of almost 10 per cent on 2020.