Local authorities
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
They could include upgrades such as new bus routes, smart technology aimed at reducing congestion or docking stations for e-bikes
The London Pension Fund Authority has only 2% of its entire holdings invested in fossil fuel companies
They will retrofit buses with technology to reduce tailpipe emissions of nitrogen dioxide
Local authorities across England could save up to £35 million every year if a plastic bottle deposit return scheme (DRS) was introduced in England. The news comes after Environment Secretary Michael Gove recently launched a consultation to seek views on how such a scheme – where a small charge is returned to customers for each […]
Local authorities in England could be allowed to charge utility companies by the hour to carry out roadworks on selected routes. New government proposals aim to halve the delays motorists face caused by utility firms digging up busy roads. According to the Department for Transport, the 2.5 million roadworks currently carried out each year cost […]
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