Weakening financial sustainability arrangements
Paul Dossett, head of local government, Grant Thornton UK, discusses financial sustainability and raises concerns about the viability of a number of councils.
Call for clarity on decarbonising buildings
25/07/2024 The Government’s net zero and economic growth ambitions could be ‘derailed by a lack of clarity’ on decarbonising older buildings, a report has argued. |
Buildings upgraded in £8m energy efficiency scheme
24/07/2024 The first phase of an £8.2m programme to reduce the carbon footprint of West Sussex County Council’s buildings has been completed. |
Historic hall closure to save council £7.4m
05/06/2024 The historic county hall used by Westmorland and Furness Council as the local authority’s headquarters is set to close for its ‘current purpose’. |
Councils risk falling foul of new heat network laws
21/05/2024 Anthony Coates-Smith, Managing Director of Insite Energy, a heat network metering & billing agent, highlights important changes in heat network regulation. |
50% boost to heat pump grants
23/10/2023 A Government grant to help households install a heat pump has increased by half to £7,500. |
Cornwall exceeds EV charger installation target
26/09/2023 Cornwall has installed 184 electric vehicle charge points as part of a plan aimed to improve coverage in rural parts of the county. |
Seven bids win £30m decarbonisation cash
26/01/2023 Ministers have announced the seven projects that will receive a share of £30m under the ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads programme. |
Council chiefs call for better net zero guidance
02/11/2022 Council chiefs have urged the Government to introduce a clear policy and investment framework that can help councils measure and reduce carbon emissions. |
Decarbonising leisure facilities
26/09/2022 Everyone Active looks at the impending challenges that leisure facilities face to reduce carbon emissions. |
Holyrood launches £500,000 scheme to boost zero-carbon bus sector
10/08/2022 The Scottish government has launched a £500,000 scheme aimed at helping local authorities and smaller operators work towards a zero-carbon bus sector. |
Decarbonisation efforts ‘penalise’ rural households, warns think tank
05/07/2022 The Government has been urged to give rural households who live off the gas grid more time to transition to low carbon heating. |
Plans to decarbonise housing at risk due to lack of funding
24/02/2022 A lack of clear Government strategies and insufficient financial incentives are undermining progress on decarbonisation in housing sector, housing body warns. |
New guide launched to help councils deliver charging points
23/02/2022 Local authorities are being urged to do more to ensure electric vehicle users have easy access to a reliable charge point in their area. |
Government at risk of missing net zero target
03/02/2022 The Government’s approach to decarbonising residential heating lacks clear direction and is unlikely to help meet the UK’s 2050 net zero target, MPs say. |
Government announces nearly £4bn to decarbonise buildings
19/10/2021 Nearly £4bn of new funding is now available to help local authorities and private home owners install more efficient, low carbon heating systems. |
Recuriter: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth
Recuriter: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth
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.
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.
Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.
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