communities
The latest round of grants will help councils to continue to develop and implement measures to benefit schools, businesses and communities and reduce the impact of air pollution
New incentives are being considered for local communities that support onshore wind projects near their homes
A total of 23 projects will share the funding, with the majority focusing on increasing communities’ resilience to disruptions from extreme weather and other disasters
Funding will be targeted at communities where 10 or more properties have flooded twice or more in the last 10 years
The ‘Grow Together’ programme has been launched in response to data revealing that lower income, Black, Asian and minority ethnic Londoners are disproportionately affected by environmental issues such as flooding and overheating caused by climate change
They include helping local authorities to boost engagement with communities and designating National Highways as a relevant public authority
East Yorkshire and North Norfolk were chosen because they are already living with the challenges of coastal erosion and 84% of the properties in the areas are at risk over the next 20 years
Each network will focus on key challenges facing UK cities or environments in green infrastructure development, low carbon connected digital infrastructure and sustainable urban systems
It has launched the Local Energy Action Programme, designed to help environmental justice communities and communities with historical ties to fossil fuel industries ‘take direct control of their clean energy future’
It seeks to encourage people and companies to make a pledge they will commit to during the summit in November to tackle climate change