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Newcastle Clean Air Zone grant funding worth £10m still unspent after more than two years

Around £10 million of Newcastle Clean Air Zone (CAZ) funding to help people replace their high-polluting vehicles with cleaner models remains unused. More than two...
Bradford & Keighley

New App to reward West Yorkshire residents for walking, cycling & using public transport

A new app that will reward people in West Yorkshire for walking, cycling or using public transport could soon be rolled out. The app could...
Environment

Newcastle City Council insists there is ‘no alternative’ to huge incinerator burning rubbish

Council bosses claim they have no viable alternative to sending huge amounts of Newcastle’s waste to a massive incinerator in Redcar. Activists have long called...
Bradford & Keighley

Bradford’s Carlton Bolling school triumphant in bid to create Net Zero Island

Students from Carlton Bolling are celebrating after winning an inter-school competition to create a Net Zero island. The challenge, set by the region's gas distributor,...
Environment

City’s sustainable travel efforts celebrated by hosting major national convention

Leeds’ commitment to encouraging more people to use active and sustainable travel was recognised last week with the city welcoming the National Modeshift Convention...
Bradford & Keighley

Bradford secures £16 million to decarbonise city buildings with innovative heat network and energy upgrades

Bradford has been awarded almost £16 million in funding to make the city’s buildings, including a police station, courts and City Hall, greener. Much of...
Durham

Calls grow for zero emission buses to tackle Durham’s air pollution crisis

Residents have urged the North East mayor to provide funding for new zero emission buses in Durham City’s most polluted areas. The City of Durham...
Bradford & Keighley

Clean Air Schools programme sees fabulous progress at Bradford schools

The Bradford Clean Air Schools Programme (CASP) is a Bradford Council initiative funded by the Bradford Clean Air Zone (CAZ). Since its launch 48...
Environment

Plans for new Football Foundation ‘PlayZone’ proposed in Sunderland

Plans for upgraded football and basketball facilities in Silksworth to boost access to sport have been submitted to council development chiefs. Sunderland City Council has submitted...
Environment

Deputy mayor insists global events won’t derail London’s net zero ambitions despite Trump’s climate stance

Sadiq Khan’s environment deputy has insisted that the election of “climate denier” Donald Trump as US President “isn’t going to affect” the mayor’s ambition...
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