Environment
03 Feb 2025
Government Launches Consultation on Land Use
The Government has initiated a public consultation to refine its approach to land use in England, aiming to balance the nation’s food security with economic expansion and environmental restoration. This...
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27 Mar 2023
Most rural homes can’t afford heat pumps as boiler ban looms
The Telegraph reports that more than two-thirds of people living in off-grid rural homes fear they would not be able to afford a heat pump if required to install one,...
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09 Aug 2021
Tool to help Councils assess Carbon Baseline
The Greenhouse Gas Accounting Tool has been developed by Local Partnerships, working with the LGA, to provide a straightforward and consistent approach for councils seeking to calculate their own carbon...
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02 Aug 2021
Charging an electric vehicle should be convenient, straightforward, and inexpensive; owners should not face a postcode lottery
MPs on the Transport Committee have delivered a report containing a set of recommendations for the Government to boost the uptake of electric vehicles ahead of the net zero deadline,...
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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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12 Jul 2021
Planning Debate
On Thursday 15th July, Bob Seely MP has called a Westminster Hall Debate on the future of the planning system and the upcoming Planning Bill The Rural Services Network has...
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12 Jul 2021
Rural Commission sets out radical actions for rural North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire’s Rural Commission, the first of its kind nationally, has set far-reaching recommendations in a report published last week by North Yorkshire Council The report calls for the levelling...
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05 Jul 2021
RSN Responds to DEFRA Recycling Consultation
The Rural Services Network has submitted an official response to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on the Consistency of Household and Business Recycling Consultation. RSN’s...
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28 Jun 2021
Rural England hosts Rural Vulnerability Day 2021
Last week, supporters and stakeholders of Rural England came together for this year’s Rural Vulnerability Day. Usually taking place in Portcullis House, this year the event took place online, with...
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28 Jun 2021
Air source heat pump: a low carbon heating solution for a rural, off gas home
An article in Energy Saving Trust explores methods of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050, including by replacing fossil fuel boilers with electric heating systems, like a heat pump,...
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