Nottingham
The plan includes measures to build more net zero homes, to expand low carbon heating and to maximise the potential of the city’s waste management system
Severn Trent pledges to plant 1.3m trees and take measures to reduce emissions
A total of 10 taxis will be fitted with wireless charging hardware for taxi rank-based charging, with the city council providing the vehicles to drivers rent free
The city council plans to reduce the use of plastics at events such as the annual Goose Fair
It has already achieved its 2020 goal of cutting carbon emissions by 26%
It is the first local authority to have it approved as part of the government’s wider £3.5bn programme to reduce harmful emissions from road transport
A pilot project to turn 10 homes in Nottingham into net-zero emission properties without residents even moving out is nearing completion. Developer Melius Homes, low carbon home business Energiesprong and social landlord Nottingham City Homes have worked together on the scheme, with UK solar manufacturer Viridian Solar providing photovoltaic roofing. The upgrades also include better […]
A number of homes near Nottingham have become the first in the country to be upgraded to the energy efficiency standards expected in 2050. The 10 apartments in Sneinton have been fitted with new outside walls, a solar roof and upgraded heating systems as part of a pilot project designed to make older homes more […]
A Nottingham resident has had the city’s first electric vehicle (EV) home charger installed. It was installed free of charge under the Electric Nation project, which is seeking to recruit 500 to 700 people buying or leasing new EVs to take part in a trial to ensure the UK can charge the vehicles at peak […]
Nottingham City Council has smashed its 2020 climate change targets four years early. It has achieved a 33% reduction in carbon emissions since 2005, beating its 26% goal. The council adds it is now producing almost three tonnes less CO2 per year per person than in 2005. A significant part of the reduction – around […]
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