Greater Manchester has taken its first key step towards becoming carbon neutral by 2038 through the launch of a retrofitting skills training academy.

Birmingham City Council has published its first monthly performance report for the Clean Air Zone, which launched on 1 June 2021.

More than £860 million is to be invested in flood alleviation schemes this year with further action including improvements to flood insurance.

A clear policy framework is essential to ensure that industry can deliver the vehicles and charging infrastructure required to deliver the government’s ambition.

Birmingham City Council has unveiled the first of its 20 new hydrogen buses, which are set to be in operation later this year.

90 projects are being awarded grants to accelerate action to support 2,500 jobs, plant almost a million trees and boost nature recovery.

The Environmental Audit Committee is calling for written evidence submissions on a recently published report on local government and net zero.

The government has announced the first 'One Step Greener' Climate Ambassadors and launched a nationwide search for climate leaders.

The CMA has set out measures to ensure a national network of EV chargepoints is in place ahead of the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars.

A programme to tackle fuel poverty and improve energy efficiency in Scotland will receive an extra £9 million of funding this year.

A new report has found that the total annual cost of waste-related crime in England has risen by 53 per cent in just three years.

Oxford City Council’s cabinet will be asked to approve the commissioning of an electric vehicle strategy for the city.

A planned Clean Air Zone to cut harmful traffic emissions and improve air quality in Newcastle could be put in place next summer.

The creation of a new Community Forest to bring people closer to nature in the North East has been announced.

Sadiq Khan has announced an additional £5 million for the scrappage scheme that is accelerating the move to cleaner vehicles across London.

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