Greater Manchester has set an ambitious target of achieving net carbon neutrality by 2038. This can be achieved through the combined efforts of people working across the region to address global challenges while protecting and enhancing the natural environment. People across the public, private and education sectors in Greater Manchester are playing a leading role in developing low carbon solutions for: smart energy, retrofitting, transport, green innovation, natural environment, aviation, green finance, and green skills/jobs.
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Latest Greener Greater Manchester News
Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone prepares for 2022 launch with £120m Financial Support Scheme
Funding support packages secured from Government to prepare commercial vehicles for a new Clean Air Zone launching in Greater Manchester in May 2022.
Two Greater Manchester hospitals trial electric vehicle to grid charging points
Two hospitals in Greater Manchester have begun a trial of vehicle to grid charging points to power the transport of vital medication, medical equipment and specimens.
Vertical farming system trialled in Greater Manchester to improve food production
An inventor at the University of Manchester is hoping to revolutionise the food production industry through a new graphene-enhanced system that will cut ‘food miles’ and improve sustainability in farming worldwide.
Rediscovered Victorian brewery to provide Manchester’s new Mayfield Park with sustainable irrigation
Manchester’s first new public park in 100 years will use 19th century wells to provide sustainable irrigation.
More than 1,000 people to learn retrofitting skills to help city-region achieve net zero future
A new Retrofit Skills Hub will train and upskill over a thousand people in retrofitting homes and public buildings to meet Greater Manchester’s to be carbon neutral by 2038.
New technology offers boost to cycling and walking infrastrucutre investment
Video sensors will measure the success of walking and cycling schemes, allowing future infrastructure to grow and inform long-term active travel plans.
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