Current social housing emissions not enough to reach net-zero

The Sustainable Energy Association has published a new report to demonstrate how social housing can lead the way to net-zero.

Welsh councils to receive EV infrastructure funding from OLEV

Nine local authorities across Wales are set to receive funding from the UK Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) to install electric vehicle charge points in car parks in residential areas.

Smoking related social care costs councils £720 million, says report

ASH report recommends local authorities should set a local smoking prevalence target

Clean energy to power over seven million homes by 2025

The government says that 12 new renewable energy projects will power over seven million homes at record low prices by 2025.

Record low in volume of Scottish household waste

Scotland has reached a record low in the volume of household waste produced and a significant drop in its environmental impact.

Public deem climate crisis as 'most important issue'

A majority of the public recognise the climate crisis as an ‘emergency’ and believe that politicians are failing to tackle the problem.

A third less polluting vehicles in London's ULEZ

Since London's ULEZ introduction in April, there has been a substantial reduction in the amount of polluting, non compliant vehicles in the zone.

Mayor of London launches fairer energy company

Sadiq Khan has announced plans for a new, fair-priced, green energy company, available exclusively to Londoners from this December.

Blackpool’s Stanley Park named best in UK

As the Summer of Parks concludes, Fields in Trust has crowned Stanley Park in Blackpool as the UK's Best Park 2019.

Widescale ‘distrust’ in local recycling systems

42 per cent of people in the UK believe that their local authority ‘throws most of the recycling in with general waste’.

Scottish businesses must harness circular economy opportunities

Zero Waste Scotland has stressed that Scottish businesses must harness circular economy opportunities to tackle global emissions.

Fundamental shift away from single use packaging necessary

A committee of MPs have urged the government to change its focus from just plastic to reducing all single use packaging.

Employers should do more to encourage sustainability

Almost two-thirds of public sector workers say they have cut the amount of water they use at home but fewer than half are doing the same at work.

£62m flood funding for English communities

A new round of flood defence investment will help communities across Yorkshire, Cumbria, the North East and the South East of England.

Government announced £500m in green technologies

Ministers have announced more than half a billion pounds of investment in green technologies, including £400 million for electric vehicles.

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