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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.

It’s time to go wild, Manchester
If everyone in Manchester found a place for wildlife in their gardens it would create a nature reserve as wonderful as any in the UK.
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Greater Manchester Natural Capital Investment Plan
Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Natural Course have commissioned Eftec and partners Environmental Finance and Countryscape to develop the first Natural Capital Investment Plan for the city region.
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RSPB and Aldi – Giving Nature a Home in Schools
Over 240,000 children have taken their first steps on a wild adventure in nature, thanks to a pioneering partnership between the RSPB and Aldi…
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Innovation unlocking carbon neutral challenges in Greater Manchester
Across Greater Manchester, we are looking at how the electricity needs of our city-region can be met through local innovations to help us achieve our target of becoming a zero-carbon emissions city region by 2038.
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Greater Manchester publishes Clean Air Plan, with over £120m secured to support vehicle upgrades
City-region today publishes its final Clean Air Plan, with an anticipated launch date of 30 May 2022 for the introduction of its Clean Air Zone.
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Retrofitting Task Force to drive forward plans for low-carbon homes across Greater Manchester
To date, the GMCA has been awarded £27m by Government for the scheme, delivered in partnership across the city-region with E.ON.
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