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Exeter City Council carbon footprint reductions highlighted |
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Achievements include a 5.4 per cent reduction in the Council's carbon dioxide emissions since 2006/07. |
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£3.16m grant to allow Welsh councils to make money from recycling |
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Welsh Assembly Government grant to allow councils to invest in infrastructure needed to deal with difficult items such as carpets. |
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20 new eco-friendly bungalows for South Shields |
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Around £2 million funding for the two-bedroom homes. |
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£9m to transform Bridgend town centre |
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Improvements to include commercial property upgrades and heritage works. |
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Up to £250,000 for biodiversity conservation in Scotland |
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Money will allow Scottish communities to improve their natural environment. |
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North Tees and Hartlepool Trust introduce eco-friendly measures |
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Trust is working towards silver award for environmental achievements. |
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Aberdeen City Council's combined heat and power scheme could be extended |
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Report recommends rolling the scheme out to 741 more flats. |
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New Green Deal to create jobs and protect the environment |
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Aim to make homes more energy efficient whilst stimulating the green job market. |
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Programme to help Welsh SME's go green is launched |
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Businesses will be helped to achieve necessary accreditation to install microgeneration technology. |
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Two potential sites identified for world's first floating wind farm |
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Sites off the coast of Lewis and off Aberdeenshire in Scotland could be suitable for pilot park. |
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Drivers urged to help tackle roadside litter |
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The Highways Agency encourages road users to 'Bag It! Bin It!' |
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Planners and developers reminded of new green standards for new homes |
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Planning applications from beginning of September must meet Level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes. |
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UK businesses urged to prepare for climate change risks and opportunities |
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Only 23 per cent of businesses have started to do something about climate change, survey finds. |
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Renewable energy ban lifted |
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Local authorities across England and Wales could make up to £100m a year. |
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Three Welsh community centres take on Climate Change Challenge |
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Centres will compete to find innovative and fun ways to cut their carbon footprint. |
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UK citizens want greater access to UK data, study shows |
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68 per cent of respondents do not believe the information currently available provides real value to them. |
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Manchester housing block to use renewable power |
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Solar panel use to contribute to Manchester's aim of 41 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2020. |
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Swansea's Urban Village to benefit from £600,000 funding |
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Regeneration project to include new office spaces, parking access and high quality retail units. |
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£1.4m funding boost for tidal power device in Wales |
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Money will go towards a feasibility study to develop DeltaStream technology. |
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People to be given the power to veto excessive council tax rises |
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New power to replace top-down council tax capping by Whitehall. |
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