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Green buildings, no fracking and net zero CO2: Five key takeaways from Manchester's 2040 vision

Michael Holder

Michael Holder

08 January 2019 • 8 min read

New draft of Greater Manchester development strategy puts environment and climate front and centre of 2040 vision

Outside London, Manchester is the UK's big beast in urban politics. There are many ways of measuring a city's size, but whichever way you do it, Greater Manchester is one of the UK's largest urban...

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