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We want your views as we develop the next iteration of our Greater Manchester Five-Year Environment Plan!
Click here to give us your thoughtsGreater Manchester is adopting a clear and ambitious approach to climate action, driven by the science and evidence but with individual, community, industry and institutional action at its heart.
We know that if we want a low-carbon future we need to work together. That’s why we’re committed to supporting projects that promote, protect and enhance the environment.
From market gardening to music festivals, forest schools to woodland weddings, find out how you can get involved and come on the journey with us.
Find out moreWelcome to the movement that’s sweeping across this great green city region. Let’s get moving Greater Manchester.
Find out moreGreen infrastructure, including blue (water-based) and green public space, can directly and indirectly influence health and wellbeing. However, access to health and wellbeing benefits is not shared equally amongst the population, particularly in urban areas.
Find out moreTo make a big change, we must all take small actions. Becoming greener and making an impact is easier than you might think. We have put together a range of blogs, articles, toolkits and checklists to help you make a start.
Daniel Dickinson, Development Lead at the Energy Innovation Agency, provides a quick overview of a recent ‘meet the energy innovators’ session, where over 40 Greater Manchester public sector representatives welcomed pitches from ten innovators.
ReadGreater Manchester has been recognised by CDP as one of 123 cities across the globe that is taking bold leadership on environmental action and transparency.
ReadTo mark the start of COP27, we highlight the progress made to deliver our Environment Plan over the last year and look back at some of the key points from the fifth annual Greater Manchester Green Summit.
ReadAlthough we set out with a simple mission to reduce plastic waste, we’ve quickly realised that it’s just one piece in the sustainability puzzle. One of the biggest, but most easily attainable actions we can achieve is to look at where our goods come from and reduce the carbon footprint needed to get a product from manufacturer to consumer. Many of the products we stock are made by local, independent manufactures, who provide us with a wide range of things from reusable face wipes, wax food wraps, face coverings, soap bars, plant pots, kitchen cloths/sponges and butty bags.
Our aim is to start changing the habits of families in Greater Manchester by getting them to ‘borrow’ rather than ‘buy’ brand new toys. We’re making sure that toys can be reused again and again by children who need and want them – and they are not just sitting in a cupboard or under someone’s bed.
The best part of upcycling is that old furniture is often better made than the equivalent flat-packed furniture we get today and with a little bit of time, love and care, you can create a completely unique piece of furniture for your home that no one else will have. I also love that these pieces of furniture have a history of their own and through transforming and updating them we can breathe a new lease of life into them.
The Green Recovery Challenge Fund is providing a further boost to the ambitions of the Great Manchester Wetlands Partnership to create a thriving, inspirational and connected landscape. It supports the recovery of wildlife through habitat creation and improvement as well as community recovery through providing opportunities for local people to develop skills, knowledge and beneficial connections to their local natural environment.
The reason I signed up to the Green Homes Grant scheme was two-fold, selfishly the measures will add value to the properties and make them more valuable in the future. But more importantly it benefits the tenants, keeping them warmer and prevents problems like damp and condensation. Ultimately measures like external wall insulations should keep tenants happier and ensure they remain in the house for longer.
We used to think we didn’t have enough time to shop on our local market because we were working; how wrong we were? We discovered it is an amazing place to shop for plastic free. We swapped tea bags for tea leaves and coffee jars for beans which we buy from The Market Grounds on Ashton Market – well worth a visit as the homemade cakes are delicious. All the stall holders have been amazing, not one of them minds us taking our containers to be filled with meat from the butchers. We get our bread, cheese, fruit and veg from the market too.
Although becoming carbon neutral is important to our organisation, it’s a lot of work for a small team to put the measures into place. The Journey to Net Zero course has given me practical, step-by-step advice that has made it easy for me to lay the foundations for our organisation to be able to take action and achieve our goal of becoming carbon neutral.
The Business Growth Hub has given us focus and extra knowledge. They’ve helped us form the base to grow sustainably and work efficiently as a team while making us conscious of our environmental impact as a business.
I’ve not really been a cyclist throughout my life, more of a runner to be honest. And certainly not commuted. But I just thought if I’m going to change, surely now is the moment to change. I’m feeling the personal benefits of doing it. You just feel better when you come into work. It clears your head. There are benefits of cutting congestion, cleaning up the air. Everyone benefits when people cycle.
We think our water fountain is INCREDIBLE, it’s the perfect place for people to ‘refill’ and help themselves to any of the free edibles we’ve got growing in Market Place. We’re so grateful to all the organisations that helped make this happen. Alongside the plastic free motion that was passed by council and helped us achieve our first Surfers Against Sewage objective and in turn our Plastic Free Community status, it shows real commitment in reducing plastic waste and supporting our community.
I guess I’ve always been what you would call a conscious consumer. I’ve always detested plastic bags, all of my skin care products at home are plastic-free, vegan, and sustainable. My toothbrush is made of bamboo, there’s no plastic anywhere in the house. Everything in the salon has to be vegan – that was the first rule for me. We started with one brand of haircare products that was vegan, organic, and Fairtrade, but the distributor in the UK was wrapping all of the deliveries in plastic, and it felt really needless, so we ditched them.
Although becoming carbon neutral is important to our organisation, it’s a lot of work for a small team to put the measures into place. The Journey to Net Zero course has given me practical, step-by-step advice that has made it easy for me to lay the foundations for our organisation to be able to take action and achieve our goal of becoming carbon neutral.
Round 2 of the @greatermcr Green Spaces Fund closes this Friday at noon! 🌳 Have a bright idea for a green community-led project? Learn more about the fund on the link below: gmenvfund.org/green-spaces-f… #GMGreenCity pic.twitter.com/1xeMD9mjKA
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There's just two weeks left to apply for round 2 of the @greatermcr Green Spaces Fund! 🌳🌷🌱 Got an idea for a community project where you are? Find out more and apply here: gmenvfund.org/green-spaces-f… #GMGreenCity pic.twitter.com/6Ix7EAX17f
Great piece below on the launch of the brilliant @energy_house2 at @SalfordUni, which will play a key role in accelerating the progress towards low carbon and net zero housing design 🏠 theguardian.com/environment/2… #GMGreen City
About 2 weeks ago from GM Green City's Twitter via TweetDeck
A new deal to protect nature has been agreed by almost 200 countries at the UN biodiversity summit, COP15 💚 Read more here: bit.ly/3W8mmjI #GMGreenCity
About a month ago from GM Green City's Twitter via TweetDeck
Greater Manchester is a signatory of the Edinburgh Declaration, a statement of intent which calls for local, national and international action to reverse biodiversity loss 👇 gov.scot/publications/e… #COP15 pic.twitter.com/oP3Q4ckqM7
About a month ago from GM Green City's Twitter via TweetDeck
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