UK business and energy secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, made a hypocritical and ludicrous statement to the House of Commons on 24 March 2021 claiming the UK government will simultaneously support the UK's commitment to net zero while at the same time securing an ongoing presence of the oil and gas sector in the North Sea. How is he going to achieve …
Following their declaration of a climate emergency in 2019, Warwickshire County Council has launched the Green Shoots Community Climate Change Fund 2021 . It provides grants to community projects to mitigate against, and adapt to, the impact of climate change. It is aimed at community and voluntary organisations. Warwickshire has made a real commitment that considerations of climate change and …
Electric taxis are also now available for trial as part of the Council’s ‘Electric Fleet First’ project. The Coventry-based LEVC Taxi and the 100% Zero-Emission Nissan Dynamo are both being offered for trial as well as The Nissan Leaf to the private hire trade. The trial is free and will give local businesses the opportunity to understand more about the …
Coventry will receive £50m to fund 297 all-electric buses after the Board of West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) gave the funding approval. It means Coventry will be the first city in the country to host all-electric buses by 2025. As well as funding for new vehicles, the grant will also cover investment in wider infrastructure such as charging points and …
On Sunday 25 April 2021, Peace Child International and Buntingford Action for Climate Change and Sustainability invite you to a star-studded discussion on the climate emergency with experts from around the world coming together to discuss, in Citizens’ Assembly format, the question: What Priority Actions must we seek from the Climate Summit in Glasgow this November? They have chosen to …
