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Category: Net Zero
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Manchester City Council is on course to reach an important milestone this year as part of its drive to become zero-carbon by 2038. By the end of 2023 the Council aims to have installed almost…
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The city of Manchester has been chosen to pilot the UK’s first peer-to-peer electric vehicle sharing platform. Cheshire-based Zoom EV’s new platform acts as electric vehicles’ answer to Airbnb…
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Carlton Power, the UK independent energy infrastructure development company, has secured planning permission for the world’s largest battery energy storage scheme (BESS), a 1GW (1040MW / 2080MWh)…
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HEINEKEN UK has announced it will invest £25 million into its iconic Manchester brewery to install heat pumps to reduce its carbon emissions. The investment is in support of HEINEKEN’s global…
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Gary Neville's £400m St Michael's scheme in Manchester has launched with news that two prominent law firms have agreed deals for space at the landmark development. The mixed-use scheme is being…
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National and local cargo-bike organisations to form ‘sustainability-stronghold’ in city, improving air quality and reducing van and lorry miles Sustainable delivery partners, Zedify and Chorlton Bike…
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Made Smarter has launched a whitepaper to help SME manufacturers across the North West accelerate their Net Zero plans. The free-to-download document from the government-backed initiative, named…
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With the launch of the first franchised bus services now only 3 months away, the Mayor of Greater Manchester has today made a number of announcements which are designed to drive forward our delivery…
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With the start of the transformational Bee Network just three months away, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has announced a range of new tickets that will make travel across the whole…
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Trafford Council has announced its latest sustainability push - installing a wave of cutting-edge EV chargers in partnership with charging network Be.EV. Two dozen state of the art chargers are set to…
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