Residents in Cheadle and Cheadle Heath are being asked to share whether they would like to see residential parts of the districts converted into low-traffic Active Neighbourhoods. The plans are part of a Greater Manchester-wide ambition to encourage walking and cycling for local journeys, as well … [Read more...]
News for: Environmental
Study reveals the major companies investing in solar power
Research by Stockport-based Project Solar UK has revealed the firms that are investing in solar power in 2021. Associated British Ports (ABP), Marks and Spencer and Amazon are among the top firms committing to renewable energy. ABP topped the leaderboard after having announced the installation … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester sets out next steps for Clean Air Zone
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is to discuss its next steps on the city's Clean Air Zone, following the publication of final plans to tackle air pollution in the region. The report, which Greater Manchester's local authority leaders will discuss in a meeting on January 29th, comes … [Read more...]
Stockport Council secures funding for tree planting across the borough
Stockport Council, in partnership with City of Trees, has secured funding from the government's Nature for Climate fund for planting up to 17,000 new trees in the borough. The planting scheme in Stockport forms part of a Greater Manchester-wide project to create 115 ha of new woodland, equivalent … [Read more...]
Plans to cut industry carbon emissions in NW secure government funding
Plans to reduce carbon emissions in the North-west and deliver a world-first net zero industrial cluster is among the six projects announced to receive government funding. The Net Zero NW Cluster Plan, led by Manchester development company Peel Environmental, will set out the transition to net … [Read more...]
Stockport recycling group submits plans for site expansion
Stockport-based Elsa Recycling Group has submitted a planning application to expand operations to a neighbouring site. The recycling group proposes expanding its operations from its Station Road base in Reddish into neighbouring Climax Works, which the group acquired in 2019. Elsa Recycling … [Read more...]
Forum Theatre goes green
The Forum Theatre may be dark right now, but it is about to go Green after securing funding to install LED lighting throughout the entire premises. Improvements will see over 150 fittings and lamps replaced throughout the three story venue including over 50 new house lights in the auditorium … [Read more...]
Marketplace cycling improvements among GM schemes to benefit from Active Travel Fund
Improvements to walking and cycling infrastructure in Stockport town centre are among the projects in Greater Manchester to be delivered using money from the government's Active Travel Fund. The city-region has been awarded £15.97 million from the government fund set up in response to the … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester awarded £1.8 million for environmental projects
Projects across Greater Manchester to support wildlife and the environment have received £1.8 million from the government's Green Recovery Challenge Fund. Funding has been awarded following a successful bid to the scheme, set up to support a 'green recovery' from the coronavirus pandemic. Money … [Read more...]
musicMagpie launches corporate tech recycling service
Consumer tech recycling market leader, musicMagpie, has developed a new service for the corporate market, allowing businesses to improve sustainability and generate funds from unused technology products and is partnering with TheBusinessDesk for the launch. The Stockport-based business will … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: The KAST way forward with heat pumps
With Andy Burnham's target for a carbon-neutral Greater Manchester by 2038 fast approaching, renewable energy specialists, KAST Energy, explain how heat pumps offer homes and businesses a way to reduce their emissions. Our main focus at KAST is how to reduce commercial and residential CO2 … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: Can Greater Manchester meet CO2 targets?
Following their attendance at the Greater Manchester Green Summit 2020, renewable energy specialists, Kast Energy, unravel how Greater Manchester can meet its CO2 targets of zero emissions by 2038. Tackling climate change is one of Manchester’s biggest commitments to date. The urgency … [Read more...]
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