Local authorities

The government’s Air Quality Grant helps councils across England develop and implement measures that benefit schools, businesses and communities and improve air quality

Local authorities across England and Wales can bid for up to £100,000 to enforce the current regulations for privately rented homes to have a minimum energy performance certificate of Band E

It has achieved a recycling rate of 65.14%, with 18 of the 22 local authorities having delivered against the increased target in the very first year

The Retrofit Accelerator for Homes will provide financial support to local authorities and housing associations to make ‘urgent’ upgrades and improvements

Local authorities in England, outside London, are being invited to bid for funding to replace an entire city or town’s bus fleet to fully electric vehicles

They can apply for projects including electric vehicle charging points, cycling infrastructure and developing local online air quality resources

Five councils will install a total of 73 charging networks across 33 car parks

Energy Systems Catapult suggests better energy planning is needed to improve how local areas prepare for decarbonisation

The money from the government’s Air Quality Grant will be shared by 23 councils

They will be able to use the funds to upgrade buses with technology to reduce nitrogen dioxide emissions