Greater Manchester signs up for people-friendly streets

To mark the city-region’s Clean Air Week, Greater Manchester has today joined Edinburgh, Paris, New York and Bogota in signing up to the Open...

Fracking: if Liz Truss wants a major shale gas industry, she is 280 million...

Stuart Haszeldine, The University of Edinburgh In some respects, the UK has been among the world’s most successful countries at taking action against climate change...

No more gas boilers for home central heating after 2025

A new Heat Commission convened by the CBI and University of Birmingham - with leading industry figures - has called on the Government to...

Children should spend a night under the stars in our National Parks says review

Every school pupil should have the opportunity to spend a night “under the stars” in the countries National Parks to help more children to...

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...

Further insect number declines in 2022 – a long-term trend or the result of...

The Bugs Matter Citizen Science Survey, led by conservation charities Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife, found a 64% decline in insect numbers sampled on...

Greater Manchester’s State of Nature report is echoing National Trends

Echoing national trends, key species of birds and mammals in Greater Manchester and the North West of England are declining according to the latest...

Artificial night lighting has widespread impacts on nature

Artificial night-time lighting has a diverse range of effects across the natural world and should be limited where possible, researchers say. A team led...

Green for Go on Godley Green Consultation

The initial six-week consultation period, which closes on Friday, March 26, will feature the concept masterplan for the site including proposals for investment in high-quality...

Labour set to ditch £28b green fund

Reports this morning suggest that the Labour Party are set to ditch the £28bn figure on the Green prosperity plan The announcement follows weeks of uncertainty...