A new poll has found that local councils are trusted the most to take action on climate change and make a difference in local areas.

Legislation that will protect and enhance the environment for future generations has now passed into UK law.
The Environment Act seeks to improve air quality, restore natural habitats, increase biodiversity, reduce waste and make better use of resources. It will also halt the decline in species by 2030, require new developments to improve or create habitats for nature, and tackle deforestation overseas.

Investment in bus services is urgently needed if councils are to help the UK work towards its net zero goal by 2050 or earlier.

Sustainable transport groups have made an appeal to world leaders to recognise that technology alone cannot reduce transport emissions.

New research has identified the top 74 areas in Great Britain at risk of economic disruption from the transition to net zero.

A Clean Air Zone will launch next summer enabling Bristol to meet clean air targets in 2023, with £42 million of government funding.

Greater Manchester has set out a new ambition to become the first city-region to deliver a carbon neutral transport network.

The Welsh Government has announced details of four flexible voting pilot schemes being taken forward by local authorities.
The pilots will mean people in the Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly and Torfaen council areas will be able to vote before polling day on 5 May 2022.
All four pilots are designed to make it easier for people to vote at a time and a place that is convenient for them. The findings and evidence gathered will influence future decisions and successful pilots could be extended more widely into future local government or Senedd elections.

Councils in England are being empowered to better tackle issues affecting their communities, including youth unemployment and crime.

Tackling health inequalities and more help to help people quit are key parts of a new plan to make Wales smoke-free by the end of the decade.