Rural Environment
31 Aug 2021
Ofgem launches £450m fund to help homes and businesses go green
The Guardian reports on a new fund launched by Ofgem which hopes to help homes and businesses to go green The £450m fund aimed at innovative projects that will help...
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16 Aug 2021
Rewilding 5% of England could create 20,000 rural jobs
The Guardian reports the rewilding 5 per cent of England could create nearly 20,000 jobs in rural communities and increase employment by 50 per cent compared with intensive farming, according...
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16 Aug 2021
Carbon emissions in rural areas mapped by neighbourhood carbon calculator
The Watton and Swaffham Times reports that prospering rural communities, remoter communities and ageing rural communities are among the worst 10 per cent in England for their total emissions grade...
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09 Aug 2021
Tool to help Councils assess Carbon Baseline
The Greenhouse Gas Accounting Tool has been developed by Local Partnerships, working with the LGA, to provide a straightforward and consistent approach for councils seeking to calculate their own carbon...
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09 Aug 2021
Funding boost for farmers to tackle water pollution
The Yorkshire Times reports that the Government has announced a programme to support farmers across the country to reduce water and air pollution from their land In collaboration with Natural...
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02 Aug 2021
Charging an electric vehicle should be convenient, straightforward, and inexpensive; owners should not face a postcode lottery
MPs on the Transport Committee have delivered a report containing a set of recommendations for the Government to boost the uptake of electric vehicles ahead of the net zero deadline,...
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02 Aug 2021
Norwich considers introducing a congestion charge
The BBC covers news that the parliamentary Transport for Norwich joint committee is planning a public consultation to introduce a congestion charge and other measures to curb carbon emissions in...
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19 Jul 2021
Local authorities want new powers to decarbonise transport
At an international climate change summit that happened on 13th July, local and regional leaders proposed a series of measures to help cut emissions These signatories want new powers to...
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12 Jul 2021
Planning Debate
On Thursday 15th July, Bob Seely MP has called a Westminster Hall Debate on the future of the planning system and the upcoming Planning Bill The Rural Services Network has...
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12 Jul 2021
Rural Commission sets out radical actions for rural North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire’s Rural Commission, the first of its kind nationally, has set far-reaching recommendations in a report published last week by North Yorkshire Council The report calls for the levelling...
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