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A greener future for the North West as £2.6m in funding announced
Blackpool, Liverpool City Region, Salford and Manchester received a funding boost today of £2.6m in total, to help ensure people living in their areas can enjoy nature and green spaces, close to home.
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NEW Great British Energy Community Fund
Earlier this year, the Government announced funding for a new round of the Great British Energy Community Fund, previously known as the Community Energy Fund (CEF) aimed at helping to generate energy closer to where it is used and which local people benefit from
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Get involved with the Thomas Morgan One Tonne Plastic Challenge
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) are calling for all active community groups in the region to come together in their local litter hotspot and help to clean it up, whilst raising awareness of helping to make their environment litter and plastic free. Find out how to get involved…
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Local Nature Champions: Alice Belton, Olinda Community Gardens
Tucked away behind the charming Red House Farm in Dunham Massey, Olinda Community Gardens is quietly transforming a corner of Greater Manchester into a vibrant, green hub of community life.
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Spring Term sees School Shops bubbling with business
The sun has been shining at the start of Spring term for our second wave of 15 School Eco Refill Shops across Greater Manchester, helping them to open their shops in school playgrounds and create a real buzz for their small business.
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Planning for heat pumps with Octopus and MCS
With recent updates to national heat pump policy and guidance, planners from across Greater Manchester came together to discuss the updates, share best practice and unlock barriers to heat pump deployment.
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Schools across Greater Manchester awarded eco grants to champion climate action
Young people will be at the forefront of sustainability projects as 29 schools across Greater Manchester receive grants of up to £2,000 for climate and waste reduction initiatives. The scheme, launched in October 2024, aims to empower pupils to bring their eco-ideas to life and drive real change within their communities.
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GMCR 2025 – Community Solar Share Offer
Greater Manchester Community Renewables (GMCR) has launched a share offer to raise £250,000 by 20 July to fund solar arrays on 3 schools and a leisure centre, find out more…
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Celebrate World Refill Day and help shape a more sustainable Greater Manchester
World Refill Day is a global campaign led dedicated to tackling plastic pollution by making it easier for people to live with less waste.
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A practical guide to learning for decarbonisation at the city-level
GMCA co-funded PhD Researcher Harry Barton, has published a tool for empowering city decision-makers for city-level decarbonisation based on her work with the GMCA Low-Carbon Team
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Bolton Communities Helping to Reduce Food Waste
The Bolton Food Waste Toolkit is a community-inspired and designed toolkit that is the end product of two years of development and testing out in the community. The idea originated from ‘how can we bring communities together around climate change’ as part of Bryony O’Connor’s PhD.
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Greater Manchester named on 2024 CDP Cities ‘A List’ for climate action
Greater Manchester has been recognised as one of the top-performing cities in the world for environmental transparency and action, earning a place on the 2024 CDP Cities A List.
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