rural environment
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
Rewilding 5% of England could create 20,000 rural jobs
The Guardian reports the rewilding 5 per cent of England could create nearly 20,000 jobs in rural communities and increase employment by 50 per cent compared with intensive farming, according...
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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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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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09 Aug 2021
Funding boost for farmers to tackle water pollution
The Yorkshire Times reports that the Government has announced a programme to support farmers across the country to reduce water and air pollution from their land In collaboration with Natural...
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02 Aug 2021
Norwich considers introducing a congestion charge
The BBC covers news that the parliamentary Transport for Norwich joint committee is planning a public consultation to introduce a congestion charge and other measures to curb carbon emissions in...
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05 Jul 2021
Net Zero Report Highlights Societal Inequalities in Rural Areas
DEFRA and BEIS recently commissioned a report to better understand the possible impact of different societal and behavioural changes in achieving the 2050 emission target The report looks at 130...
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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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05 Jul 2021
‘Boris bus’ maker helping to turn rural services electric
The Telegraph reports that the company behind the “Boris bus” is using French batteries to bring environmentally friendly services to rural routes, after previously pledging to champion British manufacturing Wrightbus...
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05 Jul 2021
Levistor secures Government grant to speed up EV charging in rural areas
The company developing energy storage technology to enable super-fast charging of electric vehicles, has secured a £545,000 grant from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, in partnership with Innovate UK,...
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