Our Plan sets out the urgent actions all of us need to take.

Our vision for Greater Manchester can only be achieved if everyone commits to taking action. The 5-Year Environment Plan focusses on a small set of key priorities and the key parts of our daily lives where action is required. The approach taken is underpinned by 5 key principles. It is a plan..

  1. For all of us
  2. Focussed on urgent action
  3. Visionary
  4. Ambitious
  5. To be reported on

Together we can make a big difference.

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Five year plan for individuals

Every day we all make choices that affect our environment, from the way we travel, to what we buy and how we heat our homes. If we all changed just one habit to be ‘greener’ it would make a big difference to the environment, your health, and could even save you money too!rnrnTake a look at how you can help.

50% of all journeys to be made by bike, foot or using public transport by 2040
To plant 3 million trees in Greater Manchester by 2035
Restore 50-75% of our peatland
Retrofit measures installed at 61,000 homes every year
By 2035 we aim for all cars to have zero emissions, making Greater Manchester a greener, cleaner place to live
Achieve a recycling rate of 65% by 2035
Half of all homes to have solar panels covering 16 square metres. That’s the same size as 7000 Olympic size swimming pools
To move away from gas boilers. So less than 35% of homes are heated by gas
60% of homes and business using low carbon heating like heat pumps and solar energy

Five year plan for businesses

As a business in Greater Manchester your actions can make a big difference. By making a few small changes to become greener you will be helping to create a clean, carbon neutral, climate resilient city-region with a thriving natural environment and circular, zero-waste economy.rnrnTake a look at how your business can help.

50% of all journeys to be made by bike, foot or using public transport by 2040,
To plant 3 million trees in Greater Manchester by 2035
Restore 50-75% of our peatland
100%. BY 2035 all cars to have zero emissions.
550 onshore wind turbines to be installed by 2050.
100% of all buses to have zero emissions by 2035.
By 2025, 10% reduction in heating and cooling demand from existing commercial and public buildings
38% reduction in industrial emission by 2025
Achieve a recycling rate of 65% by 2035.
Business and commercial premises to have a total of 5.5 square kilometres of solar panels on rooftops or in ground-mounted installations. That’s the size of 770 football pitches.
A 4.5 times increase in current biomass energy delivering around 4 terawatt hours per year. That’s enough energy to power 100 LED bulbs for 1 million years.
60% of homes and business using low carbon heating like heat pumps and solar energy.
Full 5-Year Environment Plan

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Executive Summary of the 5-Year Environment Plan

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