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local authorities

Local authorities falling behind on EV charging ambitions, new report warns

Policy

Local authorities falling behind on EV charging ambitions, new report warns

Lack of resource and funding from central government means Local Authorities are off track to meet EV charger deployment goals, a new study has today warned

clock 03 August 2022 • 3 min read
Report: Local authorities 'unprepared' for EV transition

Automotive

Report: Local authorities 'unprepared' for EV transition

A lack of local investment and awareness means local authorities could struggle to adequately support the switch to EVs and the target to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030

clock 15 July 2022 • 3 min read
Connected Kerb powers up plans to install 190,000 charge points over next decade

Automotive

Connected Kerb powers up plans to install 190,000 charge points over next decade

Connected Kerb announces it has secured tenders from local councils to install initial wave of 10,000 charge points, as it sets out ambitious plans for coming decade

clock 08 November 2021 • 2 min read
Fresh wave of local councils pledge to achieve net zero ahead of UK 2050 deadline

Politics

Fresh wave of local councils pledge to achieve net zero ahead of UK 2050 deadline

Eighty-eight mayors and council leaders have now committed to the UK100’s pledge to achieve net zero by 2045

clock 20 October 2021 • 3 min read
UK recycling rates tick up, but still only match 2017 levels

Waste

UK recycling rates tick up, but still only match 2017 levels

Latest DEFRA statistics on UK recycling rates put them on a par with 2017, although local authorities made some progress in diverting waste from landfill

clock 04 March 2021 • 2 min read
City and council leaders pledge net zero by 2045 at the latest

Net Zero Now

City and council leaders pledge net zero by 2045 at the latest

Mayors and council leaders across England and Scotland promise to do 'everything in our power' to eliminate CO2 from their communities before 2045

clock 10 December 2020 •
Report: Cash-strapped councils climate plans hamstrung by inadequate government support

Policy

Report: Cash-strapped councils climate plans hamstrung by inadequate government support

A lack of funding and strategic support from central government is making it difficult for local authorities to support the drive for net zero emissions, imperiling the entire national mission, a new Green Alliance report argues

clock 04 December 2020 • 7 min read
More than half of councils demand tougher building standards than Westminster

Legislation

More than half of councils demand tougher building standards than Westminster

STA research reveals more than half of local authorities require developers to outperform building regulations set by Westminster, amid concerns government will remove crucial powers

clock 08 October 2019 •
'Unacceptable': Councils could be forced to water down green ambitions under government plans

Legislation

'Unacceptable': Councils could be forced to water down green ambitions under government plans

Government wants to remove local authorities' power to set building regulations higher than Westminster, a move which would force many councils to row back on climate ambition

clock 07 October 2019 •
Siemens and UK100 tee up £100bn for local climate action

Energy

Siemens and UK100 tee up £100bn for local climate action

Financing from local authorities, private capital, and government investment is set to fund pursuit of councils' clean energy goals

clock 01 October 2019 •
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Carlton Power unveils plans for UK's latest green hydrogen hub

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Renewables industry hits back at Liz Truss's 'depressing' solar jibe

12 August 2022 • 5 min read
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