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Calculating the Carbon impact of Building Retrofit Works
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has joined forces with the University of Manchester to develop a carbon calculator for quantifying the carbon impact of building retrofit works, providing a better understanding of materials and solutions with the least carbon impact.
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North Cestrian School – Environmental Champions
The pupil-led Eco Club at North Cestrian School in Trafford has helped to instil and develop a whole-school approach to environmental awareness. Showing a passion for the environment and a real can-do attitude, pupils have created a lush school garden, organise regular litter-picks in the local community and have introduced measures within school to reduce single-use plastic and increase recycling.
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Kitchen Kit Redistribution Event – 19th June
Cracking Good Food would like to invite community organisation leaders to a Kitchen Kit Redistribution event taking place on Wednesday 19th June. The event aims to redistribute pre-loved kitchen equipment, sourced from their ‘Kitchen Kit Call Out’ campaign.
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Manchester Steps Up For Zero Carbon: city partnership launches campaign to inspire climate action
A citywide campaign highlighting positive actions being taken in Manchester to tackle climate change and how residents and businesses can get involved has just launched
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Running Out of Time Climate Relay: June 6th – July 4th 2024
Join thousands of runners, walkers, wheelers and cyclists passing the Relay baton on its epic journey from Ben Nevis to Big Ben. Help deliver the message in the baton calling for action to cut emissions, restore nature, and support those hardest hit by climate change.
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Local Sustainability Champion: Paul Watson, Zero Waste Hero
In the latest Local Sustainability Champions blog, we have interviewed one of our very own colleagues, Paul Watson from Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue, on how he only empties his general waste wheely-bin once a year! Here’s how he does it with some easy-win tips for reducing your household waste…
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Train the Green Trainer with Daikin UK
Daikin UK is working in partnership with colleges and training providers across Greater Manchester to help train the next generation of green heating installers as the nation shifts away from fossil fuel boilers.
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Your Home Better: Retrofitting for the community
In this guest interview, we learn all about Your Home Better and its founder, Charlie Baker.
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Project blog: mapping Greater Manchester’s nature recovery network
Find out how we are mapping Greater Manchester’s nature recovery network in our regular project team blog.
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R4GM Success Story: Platt Fields Bike Hub
From community groups and charities to businesses and schools, we believe that everyone has a role to play in helping Greater Manchester become carbon neutral by 2038. We are shining a spotlight on the passionate individuals who are already leading the way – our Sustainability Champions. We caught up with Zym, long-term volunteer at the Platt Fields Bike Hub to find out how the R4GM Community Fund has made a difference to their project…
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The Altrincham Living Wall – Progressive, Science-led Green Infrastructure
Reducing the heat demand from existing commercial and public buildings and increasing engagement with our natural environment are just two Five Year Environment Plan priorities addressed by introducing nature based solutions such as living walls to buildings, inside and out. Living walls also provide essential climate adaptation measures, helping to keep the buildings warm and cool, increasing biodiversity, acoustic dampening and improved psychological wellbeing.
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Creating a circular economy solution to road sweeper waste
Demonstrating how innovative thinking can help address environment concerns as well as making good business-sense, UBU, a Manchester-based road sweeping provider, has invested in a wet waste treatment plant which separates waste into recoverable streams like sand, aggregates, and ‘cake’ residues. Read more…
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