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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.

Are you “Switched on”? Energy efficiency advice aimed at young people
Every one of us is picked up and thrown to the wolves when it comes to our first steps in finding our first new home and setting up an energy account.
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Greater Manchester: A global city region for bird life
James Walsh, aka The Mancunian Birder, writes the Greater Manchester Birding City Region Project flagship article for the virtual Green Summit 2020…
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Have Your Say on the Environmental Land Management Scheme!
Take the City of Trees survey to give your thoughts on the Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS).
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Why Do We Need Sustainable Drainage Systems?
A damaging combination of urban development and increasing rainfall means we can no longer expect the urban environment to channel all rainfall…
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Green Summit 2020 to Set Agenda for Tackling Climate Emergency
Greater Manchester will set out the next steps to achieving net-zero carbon at the Green Summit 2020, taking place online from 21-24 September.
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Getting the Green Light – How Do Nature-Based Solutions Perform?
The IGNITION project has collated over 1000 evidence items on the performance of nature-based solutions into a database that is now available to use, alongside supporting documents and a ‘how to’ webinar.
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