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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 Low Carbon Growth programme will now be submitted to the UK and Welsh Governments for final sign-off. With a targeted focus on the Port Talbot Harbourside area, the programme is projected to be worth £6.2 million...

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 undertaking after the incident on 23 January 2018 polluted a surface water ditch. Stoborough Heath is a National Nature Reserve, jointly owned and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Natural England. The...

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 that its carbon footprint has fallen by 27.7% since reporting began in 2014/15. The Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 requires public bodies to report annually on compliance with climate change duties. The report on the council’s statutory...

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 by the Mayor. Five of London’s most polluted boroughs - Newham, Islington, Southwark, Westminster and Brent - have committed to extend the Mayor’s air quality audit programme to help cut pollution in their schools. Mayor of Newham, Rokhsana...

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 in Birmingham and Leeds. The vehicle checker will allow drivers to find out if they will be affected by the change which will charge the most polluting vehicles to drive in the cities. Air pollution has improved...

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 at City Hall. The City Hall Battery Project, which aims to cut electricity bills, was approved by the Mayor and cabinet in yesterday’s cabinet meeting. The City Hall Battery Project, which aims to cut electricity bills, was...

Zero carbon building, renewable energy and sustainable design part of Chelmsford’s climate emergency plan

CHELMSFORD'S plan of action to address the climate and ecological emergency was adopted at the City Council Cabinet meeting on Tuesday 28 January. In July 2019, Chelmsford City Council pledged to reduce its own carbon emissions to net zero by 2030 and to lead in encouraging others to do the same. Councillor Stephen Robinson, Leader of Chelmsford City Council, commented on...

First-ever ‘low plastic zone’ launched in London today

THE FIRST ever ‘Low Plastic Zone’, has been brought to reality today by North London Waste Authority in partnership with the seven north London boroughs in a quest to rid the local businesses from single-use plastics. Over three quarters of businesses in the Cowcross Street area of Islington have successfully and permanently reduced the single-use plastic they give to their...

‘Coal-powered energy soon a distant memory’ as deadline is brought forward to 2024

THE DEADLINE for the phase-out of coal from Britain’s energy system is planned to be brought forward a year to 1 October 2024, the Prime Minister announced in his speech to launch COP26 yesterday. The government will consult on bringing the deadline for ending unabated coal forward from 2025 to 2024, part of its drive to go further and faster on...

Northern Powergrid relocates flood-prone substations

NORTHERN Powergrid is about to invest a further £200,000 in the Calder Valley to relocate a flood-prone substation in Gauxholme to a more secure location in Walsden. To improve the reliability and resilience of the local electricity network, the substation is being moved along Rochdale Road, from the junction with Bacup Road in Gauxholme to the junction with Copperas House...