37 companies in Greater Manchester are helping to cut nearly 4,000 tonnes of CO2 through funding and collaboration with universities via the Eco-I North West programme. Eco-I North West is a research and development initiative to help SMEs from any industry work with universities in the region to … [Read more...]
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Comments sought after trial of traffic restrictions around schools
Stockport residents are being invited to share the comments on traffic restrictions around schools after a trial during the summer term. Seven schools in Stockport took part in a ‘School Streets’ trial, which restricted vehicle access to parents and guardians as well as through traffic at the … [Read more...]
NHS Greater Manchester sets out plans for Net Zero
NHS Greater Manchester has set out its plans for the city-region's health and care system to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions by 2038. The Green Plan, produced by the newly formed NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership, sets out how the health and care system aims to eliminate its … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport backs government strategy for ‘Jet Zero’
Manchester Airport has welecomed the launch of the UK government's Jet Zero Strategy to support the aviation sector to reduce CO2 emissions. Launched at the Farnborough Air Show, the strategy outlines the government's approach to balancing the benefits to the UK economy of its aviation sector … [Read more...]
Trade union calls for legal maximum temperature for work
With Britain's hottest ever day expected on Tuesday 19th July, trade union GMB has called for workers to be protected with a maximum legal temperature for indoor workplaces. While government guidance exists to protect workers for low temperatures indoors, there exists no similar advice for high … [Read more...]
Consultation begins on Heaton Chapel walking and cycling upgrades
Local residents are being invited to share their views on proposals to improve safety for those walking and cycling on Broadstone Road in Heaton Chapel. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), in partnership with Stockport Council, are proposing the installation of a new signal junction that … [Read more...]
Cheadle Hulme school secures funding for net-zero rebuild
Thorn Grove Primary school in Cheadle Hulme has successfully secured funding to be rebuilt, following a bid for funding by Stockport Council to the Department for Education (DfE). Thorn Grove Primary is one of 61 schools to secure a share in July 2022 of £1 billion of DfE funding to rebuild or … [Read more...]
Innovate Manchester relaunches workshops to bring together business and research in the city-region
Innovate Manchester has announced the launch of its new series of workshops in Greater Manchester to bring together businesses and researchers in the city-region. First launched in June 2020, Innovate Manchester was established to nurture cooperation between academia, large corporates and local … [Read more...]
TfN report highlights environmental impact of travel choices
Research conducted by sub-national transport body, Transport for the North (TfN), has revealed how modes of transport affect the carbon footprint of a journey. TfN analysed a number of trips, comparing how CO2 emissions varied between travelling by car and by train. The research was published on … [Read more...]
Mercedes dealership group announces partnership with EV charging network
LSH Auto, the dealership group behind Mercedes-Benz of Stockport, has appointed electric vehicle (EV) charging network, ChargePoint, as its preferred UK supplier. The business has revealed it will install new places to charge electric cars throughout its UK Mercedes dealerships, starting with its … [Read more...]
New non-charging plan for Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone published
Greater Manchester leaders have agreed and published a new plan for a non-charging Clean Air Zone for the city-region. GMCA has published its evidence for supporting an investment-led Clean Air Plan to reduce roadside nitrogen dioxide air pollution, which, unlike the now scrapped earlier … [Read more...]
Join Stockport’s second Climate Action Now summit to inspire climate action across the borough
Stockport Council is to host its second Climate Action Now summit to connect residents and businesses with efforts being made to reduce the borough's impact on the environment. Themes for the summit this year are Energy and Food – two subjects likely at the front of many residents' thoughts in … [Read more...]
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