Local authorities must be given the “freedom to tailor their approach” to comply with the government’s waste strategy, the local government minister has been told.
Public sector bodies must band together to tackle climate change as it is them who will pay the price for the effects of a climate disaster, delegates at CIPFA’s annual conference have been told.
Local authorities are being urged to restrict traffic around schools after a study in London found “relatively high levels” of air pollution inside classrooms, posing a risk to children’s health.
The UK has committed to eradicating its net contribution to climate change by 2050, in a plan that will see it become the first major economy to set its zero emissions target in law.
An environment body the government proposes to take over functions currently carried out by European Union bodies could leave a “governance gap”, according to MPs.
The number of landlords prosecuted by London boroughs for providing substandard accommodation has fallen sharply over the last three years, research has shown.
Plastic pollution is a real problem and one the public cares passionately about. The Budget offered a partial solution, says Peter Maddox, charity director at WRAP.
Councils are calling on manufacturers to “play their part” in meeting the rising cost of recycling after China banned the importation of certain materials.
Local authorities are continuing with a legal challenge against the decision to expand Heathrow airport and have lodged a judicial review bid with the High Court.
The Treasury has told MPs it will not defend its plans for an environmental watchdog set up to fill a regulatory hole left by Brexit that has been branded “toothless”.