More than a third of people can’t easily enjoy England’s most beautiful countryside
England’s National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) are revered for their spectacular landscapes and contain the country’s most iconic...
No gain without pain-Britain should reduce carbon emission to zero by 2050 days Climate...
The UK can end its contribution to global warming within 30 years by setting an ambitious new target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions...
Boots to banish plastic bags from all its stores by next year
Boots will become the first national pharmacy, health and beauty retailer in the UK to move to unbleached (brown) paper carrier bags as standard.
It...
Central Retail Park has become a temporary oasis
Manchester’s recently demolished Central Retail site has been temporarily turned into a garden oasis.
The site, which is controversially being looked at by the City...
Call for every child to have a daily one-hour nature boost
The report by the Institute of Education at UCL and commissioned by the Wildlife Trusts found that primary school children should spend at least...
The latest attempt to improve Piccadilly Gardens is underway
The latest attempt to improve Piccadilly Gardens is underway after the council announced that they have appointed Landscape architects to produce concept designs for...
Coal powered energy drops world wide
Global coal-fired electricity generation fell by 3% in 2019, according to figures released today by Ember, the climate change think tank.
Though it is the...
Covid crisis sees region’s Clean Air Zone plans delayed for a year
Greater Manchester’s plans for a Clean Air Zone are being put back for a year because the Covid-19 crisis has made it impossible to...
Greater Manchester unveils its green vision for a post Covid future
Greater Manchester has today unveiled its vision to accelerate the city-region’s 2038 zero carbon ambitions, build a greener economy and deliver a long term...
Plans in development for local energy network to boost green ambitions in Greater Manchester
GREATER Manchester has begun work on ambitious plans to revolutionise energy networks across the city-region, supporting a lower carbon future and our goal of...