Warwickshire County Council has important lessons for local governments such as Coventry City Council on how to work together with their citizens on tackling the climate emergency and working towards net zero. The have declared a climate emergency and created … Continue reading →
At 15:30 – 17:00 on Tue, 29 March 2022, Warwickshire County Council will share the main outcomes from the Coventry & Warwickshire Climate Change Conference and reflect on the possible next steps for Warwickshire. The event is open to all, and contributions … Continue reading →
Friday 11 March 2022 saw not one but two Climate Conferences held at the University of Warwick! Warwickshire County Council and Coventry City Council’s joint conference ran first. The organisers had refused to give tickets to anyone they had not … Continue reading →
Individuals from public, private and community organisations across Coventry and Warwickshire were invited to this Conference on 11 March 2022, organised by Warwickshire County Council and Coventry City Council, to respond to the COP26 outcomes. It was planned that they … Continue reading →
In 2017 the Government published its first Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy setting out the Government’s ambition to make walking and cycling the natural choices for shorter journeys or as part of a longer journey. Warwickshire County Council now invites … Continue reading →
Fifty council homes in Warwickshire with low energy ratings will receive whole-house energy retrofits using some of the latest technology available [1]. It is one of 19 projects which shared £62 million from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial … Continue reading →
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. … Continue reading →
In October, Warwickshire County Council Cabinet approved the creation of a community fund to help address climate change. This will support initiatives from the voluntary and community sector, parish and town councils, schools and other organisations to deliver local climate … Continue reading →
In 2015 Warwickshire County Council’s Cabinet approved the establishment of a Warwickshire Energy Plan (WEP). This plan has three main policy areas: Increase use of low and zero carbon technologies Increase public support for low and zero carbon technologies Take … Continue reading →
Article by Barbara Golding, Ecologist, Warwickshire County Council, Ecological Services Retaining and enhancing biodiversity in the natural environment has long been an issue partly because biodiversity has not had an economic value attached to it, so unlike products and services … Continue reading →