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LGA calls for devolution of retrofit funding 30/09/2024 The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged the Government to use the Autumn Budget to devolve all funding for retrofitting social and fuel poor homes to councils.
Belfast launches Northern Ireland’s first Local Area Energy Plan 27/09/2024 Belfast City Council has launched its first Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) – and the first in Northern Ireland.
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King's Speech: Labour to boost public control of buses and trains 17/07/2024 The King has confirmed that the new Government will bring forward legislation to bring bus and rail services more closely under public control, including public ownership of train operators.
Taking Back Control: Why climate action needs devolution 17/07/2024 Christopher Hammond, UK100 chief executive and former council leader, argues that devolution is essential for tackling climate change.
Government pulls defence of Cumbria coal mine 12/07/2024 The Government will no longer defend legal challenges of the planning permission it granted for a new coal mine in Cumbria.
Fixing the broken retrofit system 10/07/2024 Ian Preston, Centre for Sustainable Energy, argues the retrofit system is broken and offers lessons for the Local Authority Retrofit Scheme.
Extinction Rebellion activists scale council office 10/07/2024 Campaigners climbed onto the roof of East Sussex County Hall yesterday to demand the authority stops investing its pension fund in fossil fuels.
Work on Brighton rainscape gets under way 28/06/2024 Preparation work for a rainscape wetland area at a nature reserve near Brighton got under way this week.
Two-thirds of renewables projects fail to pass planning stage 25/06/2024 Almost two-thirds of applications for renewable energy projects failed to make it through the planning process in the past five years, research has revealed.
NextGov: Saving the local-national climate covenant 20/06/2024 Christopher Hammond, chief executive of UK100, discusses how the next government should help local authorities along the road to net zero.
Landmark fossil fuel ruling has ‘profound’ implications for planning 20/06/2024 A historic legal judgement has ‘fundamentally changed’ the landscape around planning permission for fossil fuel extraction, campaigners have said.
Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire to cooperate on net zero 14/06/2024 An agreement between Glasgow City Council and West Dunbartonshire Council has been developed to improve services relating to the net zero transition.
Tories announce plan to scrap outer London Ulez 10/06/2024 The Conservatives plan to scrap outer London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) if re-elected, Transport Sectary Mark Harper revealed over the weekend.
Ads for cars and airlines banned on Edinburgh council property 31/05/2024 Edinburgh City Council will no longer approve sponsorship opportunities or advertising on its assets if they promote ‘high carbon’ products.
Council plants all-vegan menu idea 29/05/2024 Only plant-based food would be served at events hosted by Calderdale Council if a new catering policy is approved.
Funding restrictions leave climate playing ‘second fiddle’ 15/05/2024 The Government’s reliance on competitive funding pots is undermining the ability of local authorities to deliver on climate targets, a new report says.
Green Liverpool projects win European funding 08/04/2024 Greening projects designed to complement new active travel routes in Liverpool will be funded by a European climate grant worth almost £80,000.
Local approach needed to prepare for ‘silent killer’ of heatwaves 31/01/2024 MPs have called for a locally led approach to retrofitting houses to protect the most vulnerable from heat waves.
Greta Thunberg joins Hampshire airport protest 29/01/2024 Residents, councillors and Extinction Rebellion activists were joined by climate campaigner Greta Thunberg to protest the expansion of a private jet facility at the weekend.
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Report warns of 'lethal' climate change risks 17/01/2024 With London and the UK ‘underprepared’ for extreme weather and an absence of national leadership on climate, regional government must adapt at pace, a new report argues.
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Mayor Burnham criticises fee-paying clean air zone 14/12/2023 Public investment in buses and taxis will improve air quality in Greater Manchester faster than a fee-paying clean air zone (CAZ), Mayor Andy Burnham says.
Skills shortage ‘putting brakes’ on net zero 12/12/2023 The skills shortage is undermining efforts to reduce carbon emissions and effectively tackle the climate crisis, local authority leaders in London have warned.
Councils call for support after ‘stark’ climate change warnings 11/12/2023 Local authority leaders have said they need support to prepare communities for climate change after a stark report described the impacts of changing temperatures on people’s health.
Londoners struggling to take action on climate change 05/12/2023 Londoners motivated to prevent climate change but are struggling to reduce emissions due to cost-of-living crisis, survey reveals as leaders meet for COP28.
PM promises to limit council tree felling 29/11/2023 Residents will have to be consulted before local authorities remove trees in their areas, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced.
Campaigners warn of ‘silent war’ on bus services 28/11/2023 Bus services have seen a dramatic decline over the past 15 years, with provision decreasing by more than 60% in 80 local authority areas, research reveals.
Climate change ‘biggest threat’ to heritage 20/11/2023 The future of the coastline, countryside and historic buildings protected by the National Trust will be threatened by extreme weather without urgent and large-scale action, a report has found.
Only 5% of public feels ready for climate change 15/11/2023 Most of the public feels unprepared for the effects of climate change following the extreme heat, flooding and storms of recent years, LGA poll reveals.
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Councils ‘held back’ on net zero 24/10/2023 The organisations that represent English councils have collaborated in a call for the Government to change its approach on delivering net zero.
Turning pensions into fossil fuel playthings 23/10/2023 Robert Noyes, Platform London, argues that if councils are serious about net zero, then local government pension funds must divest from fossil fuels.
Over £12bn of council pensions invested in fossil fuel 23/10/2023 Over £12bn of local government pensions are invested in the fossil fuel industry, environmental campaigners have revealed.
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Commission calls for £30bn public infrastructure investment 18/10/2023 Government should invest £30bn a year into public infrastructure to level up struggling areas and tackle climate change, says infrastructure commission.
Home upgrades drop off in north east 17/10/2023 The number of government-funded projects to upgrade cold and draughty homes in north east England has significantly reduced, according to climate change charity Ashden.
Poll reveals Brits are green YIMBYs 16/10/2023 Brits are twice as likely (66%) to say 'yes' to new local developments if they are green projects than if they are non-green developments (33%), poll reveals.
Bus companies brand Oxford LTNs a ‘failure’ 16/10/2023 Low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) in Oxford have ‘made congestion worse’ and delayed bus services, operators have argued.
Local authority pension schemes invest £330m in renewables 13/10/2023 Six local authority pension schemes have agreed a multi-million-pound deal to invest in renewables projects in the southwest.
15 minute cities 'don't exist' 09/10/2023 Civil servants are battling to explain to ministers that concepts like ’15-minute cities’, said to restrict people’s ability to shop, ‘don’t really exist'.
Place directors under ‘immense pressure’ publish strategic objectives 03/10/2023 Place directors have called for action on planning, infrastructure and the environment, including a financial regime enabling councils to build more affordable and ‘climate-ready’ homes.
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Bradford claims success from watered-down CAZ 29/09/2023 Bradford Council has celebrated questionable success in its struggle to demonstrate compliance with the legal limit for toxic air pollution.
Road conditions add flood risk to pothole ‘crisis’ 27/09/2023 English councils received hundreds of compensation claims for flood damage in recent years as they struggled to maintain roadside drainage, according to study.
Central government should ‘step aside on net zero if it won’t step up’ 27/09/2023 If central government ‘won't step up’, it should stand aside and allow local and regional leaders to forge ahead with decarbonisation, net zero tsar warns.
Newcastle clean air zone brings in £500k 27/09/2023 Newcastle City Council’s clean air zone (CAZ) has brought in over £500,000 in the first six months of its operation, new figures from the council reveal.
Few councils' homes meeting energy efficiency target 25/09/2023 New figures have revealed just 18 councils have energy efficient housing stock, laying bare the challenge of tackling the climate emergency.
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PM delays new petrol and diesel ban to 2035 21/09/2023 PM Rishi Sunak has delayed the Government's ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2030 to 2035.
Council net zero efforts at risk, LGIU warns 19/09/2023 Disputes over London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) and Low Traffic Networks (LTNs), combined with the cost-of-living crisis, put net zero efforts at risk.
How citizens hold the key to decarbonising Britain 18/09/2023 Jonathan Bradley, head of Business and Practice at Granicus Experience Group (GXG) UK, argues that citizens hold the key to decarbonising Britain.
Empowering local businesses to reach net zero 18/09/2023 Power to Change chief executive Tim Davies-Pugh calls on local councils to empower community business to help achieve their climate goals.
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‘Up to’ £129m announced in zero emission bus boost 08/09/2023 The transport secretary has announced ‘up to’ £129m to help local transport authorities introduce hundreds more zero emission buses.
Time to fight Government water plans 05/09/2023 Ali Morse, water policy manager for The Wildlife Trusts, makes the case for defending the EU-era nutrient neutrality rules.
Birmingham’s clean air zone less effective than previously thought 31/08/2023 Birmingham’s clean air zone (CAZ) has been less effective at reducing the levels of nitrogen dioxide gas than was previously thought, new research suggests.
Welsh and English councils announce new partnership 30/08/2023 Councils on either side of the border between Wales and England are set to join a partnership in a bid to seek Government funding.
Gloucestershire to roll out 1,000 EV chargers 24/08/2023 Gloucestershire County Council is set to begin the rollout of 1,000 electric vehicle charging points at the end of this month.
Vehicle emission schemes raise £418m 24/08/2023 More than £400m in fees and penalties has been generated from vehicle emission schemes in England, a freedom of information (FOI) request has revealed.
City Hall accused of countering science on ULEZ 22/08/2023 Sadiq Khan’s office has been accused of trying to counter scientists who suggested London's ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) had little impact on pollution.
Khan tells neighbouring councils to ‘put politics aside’ over ULEZ 18/08/2023 London mayor Sadiq Khan has urged Surrey, Kent and Hertfordshire county councils to ‘put their politics aside’ and allow the installation of ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) infrastructure.
The case for low-traffic neighbourhoods 16/08/2023 Tanya Braun, Living Streets makes the case for low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) and argues for an area-by-area approach to reducing the impact of traffic.
LTN vandalism costs London boroughs £850,000 16/08/2023 Local authorities across London are being forced to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds repairing vandalised low-traffic neighbourhood (LTN) infrastructure.
Majority of councils do not have on-street EV charging strategy 15/08/2023 More than 70% of local authorities do not have a published strategy in place for residential on-street charging for electric vehicles (EV).
Home County drivers face taxation without representation 14/08/2023 Cllr Phil Bibby, executive member for Highways & Transport, Hertfordshire County Council sets out why some local authorities are opposed to the ULEZ expansion.
Labour U-turns on support for clean air zones 14/08/2023 Labour has scrapped its public support for ULEZ-style clean air zones across the country.
Bristol rules out workplace parking levy 10/08/2023 Bristol City Council has ruled out introducing a workplace parking levy because of the cost-of-living crisis.
MPs launch electric vehicle (EV) inquiry 09/08/2023 An inquiry into electric vehicles (EVs) has today been launched to help the Government better understand how the UK will reach net zero.
Majority of ULEZ scrappage scheme remains unclaimed 09/08/2023 More than £71.5m of the original £110m pot for the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) scrappage scheme has gone unclaimed, new figues have revealed.
Transport planners write to PM in defence of LTNs 09/08/2023 The Transport Planning Society (TPS) has written to the PM in defence of low traffic neighbourhoods in the wake of the Government's push-back.
Khan urges critics to join him in call for southeast scrappage scheme 07/08/2023 Sadiq Khan has urged Home Counties councils to join him in calling on the Government to fund a southeast scrappage scheme for non-ULEZ compliant cars.
Councils invited to bid for share of £6m air quality fund 07/08/2023 Councils across England are being invited to bid for a share of £6m of Government funding to help tackle local air pollution.
ULEZ scrappage scheme extended 04/08/2023 Sadiq Khan has announced that the ULEZ scrappage scheme will be expanded, with grants of £2000 being made available to all Londoners with a non-compliant car.
London borough set to launch its own £1m scrappage scheme 03/08/2023 Merton Council is planning to introduce a £1m vehicle scrappage scheme, helping residents replace cars that are not ULEZ compliant.
Now I am become Uxbridge, destroyer of rational climate discourse 01/08/2023 Jason Torrance, UK100, responds to the Government’s criticism of clean air zones, low-traffic neighbourhoods and other net zero schemes.
Greenwich brings in parking charges based on emissions 31/07/2023 Parking charges and resident and business permits in Greenwich are now based on vehicles’ carbon dioxide emissions.
Pace of EV charger installation by councils a ‘real concern’ 31/07/2023 Poor investment at a local level means private investment will be required to meet a target to install 300,000 public EV chargers by 2030, law firm says.
National review of low-traffic neighbourhoods ‘unnecessary’ 31/07/2023 Local authorities are best placed to make decisions about whether to implement low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTN) or not, council chiefs have told the PM.
Local authorities falling behind on indirect emissions 27/07/2023 Councils are behind the private sector on gathering data about the greenhouse gas emissions they produce indirectly, new research reveals.
'Flawed' climate change advice putting pension funds at risk 27/07/2023 Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds are being put at risk by ‘flawed’ advice on the financial impact of climate change, according to a new study.
The River Thames Scheme: infrastructure to deliver a greener future 26/07/2023 Carolyn McKenzie, director of Environment at Surrey County Council, discusses how the River Thames Scheme will respond to the challenges of climate change.
Hertfordshire CC refuses to allow ULEZ signs 26/07/2023 Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) signs and enforcement cameras will not be permitted in Hertfordshire, the council leader has told London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

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Planner (Development Management Wandsworth)

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

Salary From £30,483-£44,139 Depending on Skills

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Recuriter: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

Principal Planning Officer

Salary From £48,600-£58,893 Depending on Skills

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Recuriter: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

The Pensions Officer role sits within the Operations Team & is responsible for pension administration tasks including processing benefit calculations, data input and validation, responding to queries from members, employers, pensioners and dependents, pee Northampton

Recuriter: West Northamptonshire Council

Workshop Fitter (Temp) - Castle Point Borough Council

Up to £16.0000 per hour

Workshop Fitter Canvey Island, Essex £16 per Hour Temporary Contract Closing Date

Recuriter: Essex County Council

Sustainable Transport Officer – Low Emission Vehicle Infrastructure

£30,054 - £31,963 per annum

Derbyshire County Council is looking for a dynamic and committed Sustainable Transport Officer. Matlock/Hybrid

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Circular highways is a necessity not an aspiration – and it’s within our grasp

Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.

Support from Effective Energy Group for Local Authorities to Deliver £430m Sustainable Warmth Funded Energy Efficiency Projects

Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.

Pay.UK – the next step in Bacs’ evolution

Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.