Stockport NHS services are making headway towards the national NHS carbon neutral pledge with new electric vans now running from Stepping Hill Hospital. Two new electric vans are now in operation transporting goods such as prescriptions, post and pathology samples to and from the hospital, and … [Read more...]
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Campaign launches to combat dirty air around Stockport schools
Parents and guardians of Stockport children are being urged to ‘Turn it Off’ as part of a new campaign to clamp down on dirty air caused by car exhaust fumes outside the borough’s schools. Poor air quality is the largest environmental public health issue facing the UK and is estimated to … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester aims for carbon-neutral transport network
Greater Manchester has set out ambitions to become the first UK city-region with a carbon-neutral transport network. Under plans set out by Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Transport Commissioner Chris Boardman, the city-region's bus fleet will be 100% electric within a decade, reducing … [Read more...]
Zebra crossings trial sparks call for wider roll out on city-region’s side roads
Data from a trial of unlit zebra crossings on side roads in Tameside has found they increase likelihood of drivers giving way to pedestrians to cross, sparking calls for the government to permit their use more widely in Greater Manchester. An independent report commissioned by Greater Manchester … [Read more...]
HSBC launches £500 million Green SME Fund at COP26
British bank, HSBC, has announced the launch of a £500 million Green SME Fund to help small businesses transition to net-zero. The fund, launched at the COP26 global climate summit currently taking place in Glasgow, is part of a worldwide commitment from the banking giant to finance up to $1 … [Read more...]
TfGM launches financial support checker ahead of Clean Air Zone
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has launched a new online vehicle checker tool to help businesses find out how they will be affected and any financial support they may be eligible for when a Clean Air Zone is introduced on Greater Manchester's roads next year. The vehicle checker tool … [Read more...]
BEIS Minister in North West to visit HYNET
UK leading industrial decarbonisation project, HyNet, welcomed Energy and Climate Change Minister, Greg Hands, to the North West region. The visit comes just a week after Government selected the project as a Track 1 cluster to fast-track the decarbonisation of the North West England and North … [Read more...]
Stockport clothing manufacturer prepares to launch digital eco-factory
A clothing manufacturer, supported by Made Smarter, is aiming for green growth when a new ground-breaking smart eco-factory opens in Stockport in 2022. Creative Apparel is set to open the new facility a mile from its current base thanks in part to a £20,000 grant from Made Smarter, a government … [Read more...]
Major investment programme progresses North-west hydrogen network
A subsidiary of global chemical firm, Ineos, has announced investment plans to increase production of hydrogen from its Runcorn plant. Inovyn, which has produced hydrogen by electrolysis at its site in Runcorn for over 100 years, is set to ramp up production as part of plans for a low-carbon … [Read more...]
Poynton students help shape solutions for net-zero
Two students from Poynton High School have taken part in a national summit to explore ways engineers can help the UK meet net zero carbon goals. A Year 9 and a Year 13 pupil from the school took part in the Tomorrow’s Engineers Week Schools COP Summit, which brought together over 50 young people … [Read more...]
UK construction group secures industry’s largest sustainability linked loan
Construction group, Balfour Beatty, has announced it has agreed the conversion of a £375 million revolving credit facility to a sustainability linked loan, the largest ever for the sector in the UK. Under the terms of the loan, provided by Lloyds Bank and maturing in October 2024, the group will … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester to become easiest place in the UK for zero-carbon businesses
Greater Manchester is set to become the easiest place in the UK to be a zero-carbon businesses under an ambitious commitment from the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership (GM LEP) and an alliance of businesses of partner organisations. The GM LEP have launched Bee Net Zero, a new … [Read more...]
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