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Why heat pumps sum up all that is wrong with 'net zero'
01.08.2022

Why heat pumps sum up all that is wrong with 'net zero'

The Telegraph reports how strict planning could force households to buy heat pumps even if they do not want them They were intended to be the silver bullet that meant British households would meet the Government’s ambitious “net zero”...

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Rural consumers deserve choice in how they decarbonise their home, report finds
27.07.2022

Rural consumers deserve choice in how they decarbonise their home, report finds

Ministers must not penalise rural home and business owners who live off the gas grid by making them guinea pigs in the drive to decarbonise heating, a report from the think-tank Localis has warned. In its study entitled “Reaching...

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Reaching Rural Properties
11.07.2022

Reaching Rural Properties

The Yorkshire Post reports on a new report launched by Localis, an independent think tank, titled Reaching Rural Properties: Off Grid heating in the transition to net zero The article states: ‘Localis argues that off grid households...

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English farmers count cost of changes to subsidy regime
11.07.2022

English farmers count cost of changes to subsidy regime

The Financial Times reports that a new report by the Countryside and Community Research Institute calculated that across the south-west of England, the wider region — comprising Devon, Dorset, Cornwall and Somerset — would lose £883mn in direct subsidies by...

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Gove announces multi-year funding and new Office for Local Government
04.07.2022

Gove announces multi-year funding and new Office for Local Government

As detailed in the Local Government Chronicle - Councils can expect a funding settlement covering the next two financial years and are to face greater scrutiny from a new Office for Local Government, the levelling up secretary has announced ...

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Levelling up the Leading Edge: Investing in our natural assets for collective wealth
04.07.2022

Levelling up the Leading Edge: Investing in our natural assets for collective wealth

A report produced by Cornwall Council, University of Exeter and Britain's Leading Edge argues the case for investing in the environment and thinking more creatively about how the abundance of natural assets in peripheral areas like Cornwall should be at...

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Cornwall Council team up with OVO Energy to bring 400 warmer, greener homes to Cornwall
04.07.2022

Cornwall Council team up with OVO Energy to bring 400 warmer, greener homes to Cornwall

Insulation, heat pumps and solar are among the measures being installed. Image credit: OVO Ovo Energy Solutions, Cornwall Council and Council of the Isles of Scilly are retrofitting 400 homes through Government Sustainable Warmth and Social housing Decarbonisation...

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Peak District National Park secures funding through The Alan Turing Institute to tackle environmental issues
13.06.2022

Peak District National Park secures funding through The Alan Turing Institute to tackle environmental issues

The Peak District National Park Foundation and Authority are among 10 organisations to gain funding through The Alan Turing Institute to tackle environmental issues The environmental and sustainability charities and Non-Governmental Organisations have been chosen to take part in...

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News and Info from DEFRA
23.05.2022

News and Info from DEFRA

Defra have released their latest ‘Farming is Changing’ information which details how farmers and land managers will be rewarded for doing even more to improve the environment whilst producing high quality food and other products Download the leaflet by...

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DfT awards £200 million to active travel projects across England
23.05.2022

DfT awards £200 million to active travel projects across England

Intelligent Transport reports that the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that millions of people across England will be able to benefit from cleaner air and more affordable ways to travel and keep active, due to £200 million of Government...

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