Staff at Cumbria County Council are taking part in carbon and climate literacy training that will help to increase their understanding of climate change.
A consultation has begun on plans for new Local Nature Recovery Strategies across England, as part of the landmark Environment Bill.
Fibre broadband cables could be fed through water pipes as part of the government’s plan to speed up the nationwide roll out of lightning-fast broadband.
Council leaders have suggested that fines for fly-tipping must be significantly increased to act as a suitable deterrent.
The government is launching a new £5 million research programme to step up the UK’s resilience to the impacts of climate change.
The Welsh Government has doubled its spending on social housing for rent, committing an initial £250 million for 20,000 new low carbon homes.
Labour has claimed that more than 75,000 green jobs were lost from the UK economy in just five years under the Conservatives.
Greater Manchester has taken its first key step towards becoming carbon neutral by 2038 through the launch of a retrofitting skills training academy.
Birmingham City Council has published its first monthly performance report for the Clean Air Zone, which launched on 1 June 2021.
More than £860 million is to be invested in flood alleviation schemes this year with further action including improvements to flood insurance.
A clear policy framework is essential to ensure that industry can deliver the vehicles and charging infrastructure required to deliver the government’s ambition.
Birmingham City Council has unveiled the first of its 20 new hydrogen buses, which are set to be in operation later this year.
90 projects are being awarded grants to accelerate action to support 2,500 jobs, plant almost a million trees and boost nature recovery.
The Environmental Audit Committee is calling for written evidence submissions on a recently published report on local government and net zero.
The government has announced the first 'One Step Greener' Climate Ambassadors and launched a nationwide search for climate leaders.