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21 November 2024

£3.2bn Boost for Green Heating: 300,000 UK Homes to Benefit

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300,000 homes will benefit from the new government initiative next year, with more funding for homes to take on green alternatives to gas.

19 November 2024

COP29 heats up: money, methane, and missing leaders

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Protests, pessimists and some progress. Here’s what’s happened at COP29 so far.

18 November 2024

New carbon calculator tool launched to simplify journey to net zero for Greater Manchester SMEs

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A carbon calculator tool has been launched to help Greater Manchester businesses understand their consumption of energy, fuel and materials

06 November 2024

Five firms enter solar market following innovative new training programme

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A new training programme has led to five new solar installers entering the green technologies supply chain, to help deliver Greater Manchester’s transition to net zero.

30 October 2024

Rachel Reeves delivers Labour’s first budget since 2010: here’s what you need to know

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Labour’s Autumn budget was delivered to a raucous room, outlining £40bn in tax increases and far-reaching investment to drive net zero forward.

29 October 2024

Consumers face sustainability fatigue but focus on waste reduction

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According to a report on sustainable consumer behaviours, habits for reducing emissions have plateaued among consumers amid growing fatigue and scepticism.

24 October 2024

UK set to ban disposable vapes

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The Department for Food, the Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that disposable vapes will be banned in the UK from 1 June 2025, marking a positive step for the environment and human health, particularly among youths.

16 October 2024

New MPs are ‘greener’ but misunderstand green tech, poll finds

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A recent poll of current MPs shows 94 per cent support the net zero by 2050 target, but many are misinformed on the technologies that aim to deliver this.

10 October 2024

Global biodiversity in crisis: wildlife populations plummet 73%

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The Living Planet Report 2024 tracks population sizes of 5,495 vertebrate species, highlighting some stark declines.

09 October 2024

Net Zero Stocktake 2024: progress and challenges as global emissions targets rise by 28%

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The latest Net Zero Stocktake reveals global emissions targets have risen by 28 per cent, while only 5 per cent of global entities meet minimum net zero integrity standards.

02 October 2024

Renewable energy workforce hits record 16.5 million

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A record number of people joined the global renewable energy workforce in 2023, with solar photovoltaic jobs driving this progress, report shows.

30 September 2024

The UK’s last coal-fired power station has closed its doors

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The UK has ended its 142-year history of coal-fired power by closing Nottingham’s Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant.