Themes
Smart Energy
Innovations in technology are giving the power of local energy production to Greater Manchester, allowing the region to make its own decisions on energy infrastructure to create a network that delivers low carbon, affordable energy to residents and businesses.
Transport
From investment in cycling and walking infrastructure to public transport reform and research into more sustainable forms of travel utilising advanced materials, Greater Manchester is serious about discovering greener ways to manage transport and travel.
Retrofitting
A new Retrofitting Task Force made up of the best minds in energy, education and infrastructure has been established with the goal of upgrading around 60,000 homes across Greater Manchester every year. Measures including renewable energy and heating will reduce fuel poverty, and creates a market of skills and jobs worth around £5bn.
Natural Environment
Work is underway to protect and improve the natural environment across Greater Manchester, with exciting developments including the City of Trees initiative and Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
Green Innovation
From hydrogen as a new form of energy to graphene as a conductor for electric vehicle batteries, Greater Manchester’s institutions are leading the way with innovative research on the next generation of ideas to power a future green economy.
Green Finance
The Greater Manchester Environment Fund (GMEF), the UK’s first regional environmental impact fund, aims to generate over £100m of funding and investment to align with projects that benefit the environment around Greater Manchester.
Green Skills/Jobs
The Low Carbon Environmental Goods and Services sector is thriving in Greater Manchester, with over 45,000 people employed, and annual sales of £6.7bn. To meet demands for retrofitting and green projects, new skills will be needed to drive the region’s carbon net zero economy of the future.
Oldham’s plan to turn disused coal mines into green heating
The town has a plan to take former coal mines and use them to generate natural heat that could provide green energy to Oldham.
Bee Network Cycle Hire gets underway in Manchester and Salford
The first phase of the Bee Network Cycle Hire scheme has now launched in Greater Manchester, providing people in Manchester city centre and key locations in Salford with an easy-to-access and great value option for short journeys.
Carbon neutral drive boosted by new Greater Manchester and Octopus Energy partnership
Greater Manchester has struck a new partnership with Octopus Energy Group, which will see the uptake of new green energy tariffs for customers in Greater Manchester.
National Cycling Centre to save 240 tonnes of carbon with upgrades
The National Cycling Centre is carrying out upgrades to its venue including lighting and heating upgrades in a bid to save 240 tonnes of carbon emissions from the site every year.
Manchester Airport to become the first airport in the UK to have a direct sustainable jet fuel supply
Manchester Airport will become the first in the UK to have a direct feed of Sustainable Aviation Fuel thanks to a partnership between Manchester Airports Group and Fulcrum BioEnergy Limited UK.
Manchester Airport announces carbon offsetting scheme for passengers with CarbonClick
Manchester Airports Group has announced it will provide passengers at all three of its airports the ability to offset the carbon emissions from their flights in a new partnership with CarbonClick.
Manchester City Council invests in UK’s largest fleet of electric refuse vehicles
Hammerstone Road Depot is set to get the UK’s largest fleet of electric refuse vehicles, saving an estimated 900 tonnes of carbon emissions every year.
600 tonnes of waste removed with new Reuse shops opened in Greater Manchester
Three new ‘reuse’ shops have been opened by SUEZ recycling and recovery UK in Greater Manchester, aiming to increase reuse in a move towards a circular economy.
Trafford Green Hydrogen project aiming to save 10,000 tonnes of Co2
A new project in Trafford is planning to save 10,000 tonnes of CO2 per year by creating green hydrogen for transport and heating, as part of a wider plan to regenerate a disused site for hydrogen production.
Greater Manchester’s tram network runs off 100% renewable energy
Greater Manchester is home to the UK’s largest light rail network – but what is its secret to being zero emissions?
TalkTalk reduces energy consumption with new innovations
Research undertaken by TalkTalk with the United Nations found that 80% of the emissions cuts needed from the telecoms sector can be met through renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Nylon knickers to umbrellas – how a device made from recycled materials in Manchester is keeping our homes warm
Thermocill, a heat-saving device made from old underwear, carpets and seat belts has been invented in Manchester to reduce carbon emissions and heating bills.
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