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Prestigious award win for GM Smart Communities (NEDO)

In Buildings, Energy, Housing, Living and Waste on 19.02.2018
Contributed by Anonymous (not verified)

A joint project between GMCA and Japan’s New Energy Development Organisation (NEDO) has won the national CIBSE Award for best collaborative project.

Thinking green and planting trees

In Culture, Green & blue spaces, Living and Nature on 16.02.2018
Contributed by Ed McCue

Realising the value of trees, and getting more in the ground.

As food-banking grows, who benefits? A critical dialogue between America and Manchester

In Culture, Education, Food and Society on 14.02.2018
Contributed by Charlotte Spring

Following a discussion event around food policy held in Ancoats last November, and in the run-up to Manchester’s Green Summit, Charlotte Spring outlines key arguments from two influential researchers around the connections between food poverty, charity and policy.

Investing in a greener Greater Manchester

In Economy, Education, Energy, Green & blue spaces and Transport on 09.02.2018
Contributed by Ian Morris

As part of the Mayor's upcoming Green Summit, a recently held 'listening event' for the business community found that Greater Manchester has the potential to be the UK’s leading green city region.

Campaign to Protect Rural England - Climate change lecture and listening event

In Energy, Green & blue spaces and Nature on 29.01.2018
Contributed by Stephanie Lynch

The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) as Britain’s first environmental charity, has campaigned hard for rural protections, perhaps most notably in the creation of National Parks and Green Belts, which has given millions of people easy access to nature.

Greater Manchester granted 'Urban Pioneer City Region' status by Government

In Green & blue spaces, Living and Nature on 12.01.2018
Contributed by Krista Patrick

Greater Manchester is one of four UK areas chosen to pioneer new ways of working to better protect and enhance our natural environment.

Image courtesy of City of Trees and the Forestry Commission

Why we’re creating a new Northern Forest

In Economy, Green & blue spaces, Health and Nature on 07.01.2018
Contributed by Steve Connor

Today the Government has announced £5.7 million to kick start the planting of 50 million trees across the North. Here’s what’s led to this ambitious new plan by the Woodland Trust and Community Forests...

A Greater, Greener Manchester: Have Your Say

In Buildings, Economy, Green & blue spaces, Health and Living on 14.12.2017
Contributed by Mark Atherton

Greater Manchester's Green Summit will set a new environmental vision for the city region, and accelerate our ambition to become ‘carbon neutral’ before 2050.

Let’s talk about community energy

In Buildings, Energy, Green & blue spaces and Living on 20.11.2017
Contributed by Helen.Seagrave

There is a buzz at the moment about community and local energy but what is it and what does it mean to Greater Manchester?

Q&A: Councillor Alex Ganotis, Chair of the GM Low Carbon Hub

In Economy, Energy, Health, Living and Society on 31.10.2017
Contributed by Anonymous (not verified)

As part of an ongoing series of interviews with members of the Greater Manchester Low Carbon Hub Board, we recently sat down with Cllr Alex Ganotis, Leader of Stockport Council, Greater Manchester Green City Region lead and chair of the Low Carbon Hub, to find out more about his priorities for the hub, and his ambitions for a more sustainable Greater Manchester.