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Greater Manchester to trial and scale green funding to lower energy bills through housing retrofit solutions

Greater Manchester to trial and scale green funding to lower energy bills through housing retrofit solutions

by Nikki Brown | Aug 5, 2022 | Green Finance

The Green Finance Institute (GFI) has announced a partnership with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) to trial and scale innovative financing solutions for home energy efficiency improvements. The collaboration means that thousands of people across...
Energy Innovation Agency to launch in Greater Manchester

Energy Innovation Agency to launch in Greater Manchester

by Ryan Johns | Apr 25, 2022 | Smart Energy

A new Energy Innovation Agency launches in Greater Manchester this week (28 April), with the aim of reducing energy consumption to help the region achieve its carbon neutral targets by 2038. The agency will bring together world-leading academic, private and public...
Bee Network Cycle Hire gets underway in Manchester and Salford

Bee Network Cycle Hire gets underway in Manchester and Salford

by Andy Parkinson | Nov 18, 2021 | Transport

The first phase of Greater Manchester’s 24/7 cycle hire scheme has launched Hire bikes are now available from multiple stations along Oxford Road and at the University of Salford – making cycling a real option for commuters, cross city travellers and students. To...
Carbon neutral drive boosted by new Greater Manchester and Octopus Energy partnership

Carbon neutral drive boosted by new Greater Manchester and Octopus Energy partnership

by Andy Parkinson | Nov 10, 2021 | Smart Energy

Greater Manchester has struck a new partnership with Octopus Energy Group in its bid to become carbon neutral by 2038, 12 years ahead of the UK target date. The agreement, announced on the same day as the COP26 conference in Glasgow focuses attention on the twin...
Greater Manchester approves plan to remove one million tonnes of carbon and accelerate response to climate crisis

Greater Manchester approves plan to remove one million tonnes of carbon and accelerate response to climate crisis

by Andy Parkinson | Oct 20, 2021 | Green Innovation

Greater Manchester is set to become the first city-region in the UK to adopt an accelerated plan for carbon reduction over the next five years – seen as critical by experts to achieving long-term net zero goals. Radically reducing carbon emissions by a million tonnes...

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