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14 Jun 19
Greater Manchester’s goal to become carbon neutral by 2038 has been enshrined in an ambitious industrial strategy for the region.
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7 Jun 19
A government agency has been accused of undermining emissions targets by handing out billions in support of foreign fossil fuel projects.
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9 May 19
The international development select committee has urged the government to put climate change at the heart of UK aid strategy.
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2 May 19
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.
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27 Jul 18
Funding cuts have stunted the ability of councils to respond to heatwaves that threaten a dramatic rise in deaths among the elderly, say MPs.
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8 Jun 18
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”.
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4 Jun 18
The Treasury has been urged to define its plans for a new green watchdog by the environmental audit committee.
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23 May 18
Councils will be given new powers to tackle air pollution under government plans published yesterday.
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1 May 18
The UK has committed £250m over the next four years to tackling environmental challenges, such as reducing plastic in the oceans and fighting illegal wildlife trade.
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15 Sep 17
A special facility could advise and support local authorities to invest in integrated and replicable clean energy projects, says Polly Billington.
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6 Apr 17
More than 80% of the public support the idea of councils cutting grass areas less frequently to protect the nation’s bees, according to a survey by Friends of the Earth and Buglife.
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20 Jan 17
The Scottish Government is to pilot raising a levy on exhaust pollution from heavy vehicles, as part of a renewed drive to meet long-term C02 emissions reduction targets.
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20 Jan 17
The government did not achieve value for money from a £100m competition intended to promote carbon capture and storage technology, according to a National Audit Office report.
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5 Sep 16
The International Integrated Reporting Council has appointed Richard Howitt, a member of the European Parliament for the UK’s Labour Party, as its new chief executive.
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4 Jan 16
An extra £40m will be mobilised to rebuild and improve flood defences following storms that have caused damage across the north of England, the government has announced.
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23 Nov 15
Half of council finance directors are less confident in the ability to deliver savings than they were a year ago, a CIPFA survey ahead of this week’s Spending Review has found.
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2 Mar 15
New planning rules freeing builders from the requirement to build social homes have taken effect. In return, ministers are expecting builders to slash their usual sale prices by 20% in bid to help...
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26 Jan 15
A committee of MPs has called for a moratorium on fracking saying the risks it poses to public health are still unknown, while the activity simultaneously undermines national climate change targets.
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16 Dec 14
The government’s National Planning Policy Framework does not do enough to protect communities from unwanted housing development, MPs have warned.
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1 Dec 14
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles is to stop councils from seeking section 106 planning obligation payments for small developments of 10 homes or less.
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5 Nov 14
Current government spending on flood risk management does not meet the maintenance needs of defences, the National Audit Office has warned.
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2 Oct 14
Government contracts worth £16.6bn to promote renewable electricity generation were poorly conceived and managed and did not secure best value, the Public Accounts Committee has concluded.
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15 Sep 14
The government’s flagship scheme to boost domestic energy efficiency is failing and should be revamped to offer households discounts on council tax for undertaking improvements, MPs said today.
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2 Sep 14
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has announced £5m of funding for councils in a bid to encourage recycling without the need for a reduction in bin collection services.
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28 Aug 14
Parish councils and the Local Government Association are to work together to develop community benefit schemes to manage the locally retained revenues from fracking for shale gas.
14 Jun 19Greater Manchester’s goal to become carbon neutral by 2038 has been enshrined in an ambitious industrial strategy for the region.
7 Jun 19A government agency has been accused of undermining emissions targets by handing out billions in support of foreign fossil fuel projects.
9 May 19The international development select committee has urged the government to put climate change at the heart of UK aid strategy.
2 May 19An environment body the government proposes to take over functions currently carried out by European Union bodies could leave a “governance gap”, according to MPs.
27 Jul 18Funding cuts have stunted the ability of councils to respond to heatwaves that threaten a dramatic rise in deaths among the elderly, say MPs.
4 Jun 18The Treasury has been urged to define its plans for a new green watchdog by the environmental audit committee.
23 May 18Councils will be given new powers to tackle air pollution under government plans published yesterday.
1 May 18The UK has committed £250m over the next four years to tackling environmental challenges, such as reducing plastic in the oceans and fighting illegal wildlife trade.
15 Sep 17A special facility could advise and support local authorities to invest in integrated and replicable clean energy projects, says Polly Billington.
6 Apr 17More than 80% of the public support the idea of councils cutting grass areas less frequently to protect the nation’s bees, according to a survey by Friends of the Earth and Buglife.
20 Jan 17The Scottish Government is to pilot raising a levy on exhaust pollution from heavy vehicles, as part of a renewed drive to meet long-term C02 emissions reduction targets.
20 Jan 17The government did not achieve value for money from a £100m competition intended to promote carbon capture and storage technology, according to a National Audit Office report.
5 Sep 16The International Integrated Reporting Council has appointed Richard Howitt, a member of the European Parliament for the UK’s Labour Party, as its new chief executive.
4 Jan 16An extra £40m will be mobilised to rebuild and improve flood defences following storms that have caused damage across the north of England, the government has announced.
2 Mar 15New planning rules freeing builders from the requirement to build social homes have taken effect. In return, ministers are expecting builders to slash their usual sale prices by 20% in bid to help...
26 Jan 15A committee of MPs has called for a moratorium on fracking saying the risks it poses to public health are still unknown, while the activity simultaneously undermines national climate change targets.
15 Sep 14The government’s flagship scheme to boost domestic energy efficiency is failing and should be revamped to offer households discounts on council tax for undertaking improvements, MPs said today.
28 Aug 14Parish councils and the Local Government Association are to work together to develop community benefit schemes to manage the locally retained revenues from fracking for shale gas.
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