climate change
27 Sep 2021
Renewable liquid fuels can deliver a low carbon future for rural households
PoliticsHome reports how renewable liquid fuels offer an affordable way to help consumers in rural areas decarbonise on the pathway to net zero Housing and heating are one of the...
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27 Sep 2021
Welsh farm subsidy changes delayed again to 2025
BBC News reports that a new Sustainable Farming Scheme will be rolled out from January 2025, rewarding efforts to protect and enhance Wales’ rural and agricultural economies How farmers get...
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20 Sep 2021
Government is putting net zero at risk by ignoring rural areas, say county councils
The Independent reports that emissions are falling faster in cities rather than rural areas. CO2 emissions in London and other large cities in England fell by 39% between 2005 and...
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20 Sep 2021
Lord Deben says street lights not needed in rural areas
The BBC reports that Lord Deben – chair of the Climate Change Committee – expressed to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee that urbanising rural areas is largely antagonistic...
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16 Sep 2021
New Agriculture & Land Use Alliance launches Countryside COP
The new Agriculture & Land Use Alliance (ALA) will host the first ever Countryside COP event to showcase and inspire net zero activity in rural communities and agri-food supply chains...
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31 Aug 2021
Ofgem launches £450m fund to help homes and businesses go green
The Guardian reports on a new fund launched by Ofgem which hopes to help homes and businesses to go green The £450m fund aimed at innovative projects that will help...
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16 Aug 2021
Carbon emissions in rural areas mapped by neighbourhood carbon calculator
The Watton and Swaffham Times reports that prospering rural communities, remoter communities and ageing rural communities are among the worst 10 per cent in England for their total emissions grade...
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19 Jul 2021
Local authorities want new powers to decarbonise transport
At an international climate change summit that happened on 13th July, local and regional leaders proposed a series of measures to help cut emissions These signatories want new powers to...
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05 Jul 2021
New Report: National Parks and the Climate Emergency
The Campaign for National Parks has recently published their ‘National Parks and the Climate Emergency’ report They believe that our National Parks have a key role to play in tackling...
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15 Feb 2021
Government must consider ‘legal options’ on drainage, MPs say
Transport trade publication Transport Network has published findings from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee A report published this week accuses the Government of lacking clear flood-resilience targets,...
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