Members only
Rural Net Zero
Rural areas, encompassing a substantial portion of England's population and land, play a pivotal role in combating climate change and achieving the net zero target.
06 Mar 2023
Yorkshire to gain further electric buses through funding scheme
The BBC report York will have one of the first bus depots in the UK outside of London to run a fully electric fleet, the government has announced The Department for...
Read more
27 Feb 2023
Britain’s Leading Edge launch Manifesto
On 22nd February, Britain’s Leading Edge launched their Manifesto for 2023, a call to action for narrowing rural economic and geographical disparities. Britain’s Leading Edge is a group of 12...
Read more
27 Feb 2023
Latest news from the Home Upgrade Grant Phase 2 (HUG 2)
This article has been provided by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero trusted support partner, Turner & Townsend who are helping Local Authorities through the HUG 2 process,...
Read more
27 Feb 2023
£56 million of public and industry funding electrifies chargepoint plans
The Goverment have announced UK drivers will benefit from an additional £56 million in public and industry funding for increasing electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints across the country The announcement on 21...
Read more
27 Feb 2023
One-third of UK funding for insulation and heat pumps remains unspent
The Guardian reports that a third of the funding pledged by the UK government for insulation and installing heat pumps has not yet been spent, analysis has shown, despite the...
Read more
Members only
13 Feb 2023
Rural Lens review on Mission Zero – Independent review of Net Zero
The Rural Services Network has published its Rural Lens review of the Mission Zero – Independent review by Rt Hon Chris Skidmore MP which was released in January 2023. Mission...
Read more
13 Feb 2023
Researching the adapting rural economy
Seven new research projects to examine how rural enterprises are adapting to the major challenges affecting the economy are to be undertaken. The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE)...
Read more
16 Jan 2023
MPs to hear plan to get rural households to run heating on vegetable oil
The Guardian reports that a proposal to incentivise households in rural areas to run their heating systems on vegetable oil is to be put to parliament The former environment secretary,...
Read more
09 Jan 2023
Funding available for charities and community groups to support vulnerable energy consumers
£3 million available for charities and community groups to support vulnerable energy consumers and reduce carbon emissions through Ofgem Energy Redress Scheme The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme (Energy...
Read more