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Helping to make Greater Manchester a world-leading Green City Region is our priority. Our environment underpins all aspects of our daily lives. We face urgent and significant challenges presented by a changing climate that require us all to take action now if we are to achieve our goal of carbon-neutrality by 2038.

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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Green Summit: Closing remarks
Lyric AuditoriumAndy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester.
Green Summit: In Conversation with the Mayor – How we can engage and motivate young people and communities on the environment through social media?
Lyric AuditoriumAndy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester in conversation with Jason Williams, The Cloud Gardener