Andy Street

West Midlands approves £1.2bn budget to help region shoot for net zero by 2041

Investment

West Midlands approves £1.2bn budget to help region shoot for net zero by 2041

West Midlands Combined Authority allocates funding to projects to expand and decarbonise transport links, support green skills, and develop zero carbon homes

clock 12 February 2024 • 3 min read
Coventry maps route to become UK's first all-electric bus city

Automotive

Coventry maps route to become UK's first all-electric bus city

Transport for West Midlands takes delivery of 50 new electric buses, as city advances £150m project to convert entire fleet to zero emissions

clock 18 November 2022 • 3 min read

BusinessGreen

Coventry 'gigafactory' proposals get off to flying start

Planning application submitted for 'mission critical' West Midlands gigafactory

clock 15 July 2021 • 3 min read

Buildings

City mayors and council leaders demand 'freedom' to deliver zero carbon homes

Mayors of London, Greater Manchester and West Midlands among leaders urging government to scrap proposals to restrict local planners to national energy efficiency standards

clock 05 March 2020 • 4 min read

Politics

Mayors at odds with Westminster in climate action power struggle

As cities propose ambitious climate and air quality legislation a battle is brewing between the regions and Westminster

clock 22 October 2019 • 7 min read
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