Rural Net Zero
Rural areas, encompassing a substantial portion of England's population and land, play a pivotal role in combating climate change and achieving the net zero target.
21 Jun 2021
Helping food and drink businesses move towards sustainable delivery – survey and event
The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) is co-hosting an interactive event on 30 June 2021 for food and drink businesses to help realise their full net-zero potential and...
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07 Jun 2021
Rural areas must play a significant role in reaching net-zero
Richard Clewer, chair of the Countryside Climate Network and leader of Wiltshire Council, argues in the Environmental Journal this week that the UK will “never reach net-zero unless rural areas play...
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01 Jun 2021
Britain’s electric car charging network boosted by £300m funding
The Guardian reports that Britain’s energy regulator, Ofgem, has approved a £300m investment to help triple the number of ultra-rapid electric car charge points across the country, as part of...
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24 May 2021
Rural Review of the Queen’s Speech 2021
At the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday 11 May, the Government, through the Queen’s Speech, set out its priorities and programme for the coming session including the legislation it...
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24 May 2021
Net Zero plans must consider rural communities
A transport body has argued that a one-size-fits-all approach to net zero carbon emissions is likely to have disproportionate societal effects on rural communities, according to trade publications Fleet Point...
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17 May 2021
Rural Review of Build Back Better – A government plan for growth
In March government published Build Back Better, a publication setting out the government’s plan to support economic growth through investment in infrastructure, skills and innovation through levelling up, supporting the...
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04 May 2021
RSN Members explore Rural Decarbonisation
Over 75 members of the Rural Services Network last week came together to discuss the issues surrounding Rural Decarbonisation at one of the seminars organised and hosted by the RSN...
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04 May 2021
Rural households can’t afford net-zero plans
93 per cent of rural off-grid households would not be able to afford the estimated average cost of a heat pump system, according to a new poll published in the...
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26 Apr 2021
Raising the bar on energy-efficient, affordable rural homes to help meet zero carbon targets
Hastoe have launched their New-Build Standard, setting out the minimum requirements for all our new homes Hastoe Development Director Ulrike Maccariello explains: “We have always delivered beautiful, affordable homes that...
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29 Mar 2021
Far more renewables needed in UK homes to meet net-zero target
The slow uptake of small-scale renewables has created energy ‘forests’ and ‘deserts’ across the UK, a new report has revealed in Euronews and Heating, Venting and Plumbing magazine The study...
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