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Most councils not confident of hitting net-zero targets
24/02/2026 Two-thirds of local authorities in England are not confident they will meet net-zero targets by 2050, new freedom of information (FOI) requests have revealed. |
Liverpool City Region to invest £40m in decarbonising public buildings
04/02/2026 A £40m investment programme is underway to cut carbon emissions at 35 public buildings across the Liverpool City Region, including landmark waterfront sites. |
Insulation scheme ‘catastrophic fiasco’, MPs say
23/01/2026 A Government-backed home insulation programme has been labelled an ‘abject failure’ by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). |
LGA: Councils best place to decarbonise housing
21/01/2026 Local authorities are best placed to lead the effort to decarbonise the country’s housing stock, the LGA says in response to the Warm Homes Plan announcement. |
Heat pump adoption ‘miles off track’
09/04/2025 Poorer areas in Britain are less than half as likely to see heat pumps installed than in richer places, think tank says. |
Councils awarded decarbonisation funding
07/01/2025 Five local authorities in the Midlands have been awarded grant funding to develop decarbonisation plans for industrial zones in their areas. |
Unlocking the benefits of low carbon leisure centres
03/12/2024 Steve Wilkinson, director of energy performance contracts at Cenergist, explores how councils can navigate decarbonisation strategies for leisure centres. |
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. |
