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Manchester raises the bar with new carbon target

In Buildings, Economy, Energy and Society on 14.11.2018
Contributed by Steve Connor

Manchester City Council has today announced its plan to bring forward its ambition to become a zero carbon city by twelve years, with a revised target of 2038.

Manchester Met John Dalton Building Exterior

Manchester Met represents the North West in European green energy project

In Energy and Society on 01.11.2018
Contributed by Amer Gaffar

Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking - a €1.4 billion programme supporting green energy research and innovation across Europe - has published a major report, with Manchester Metropolitan University representing the entire North West region of England.

Survey reveals the growth of the Green Technologies Industries in Greater Manchester

In Economy, Green & blue spaces and Society on 10.10.2018
Contributed by Hannah Weston

A new survey commissioned by GC Business Growth Hub reveals the increasing value of the green technologies and services sector to the North West’s wider economic growth.

Greater Manchester Green Summit: Day Summary

In Buildings, Economy, Energy, Food, Green & blue spaces, Living, Society and Waste on 09.05.2018
Contributed by Grace Fleming

Greater Manchester’s ground-breaking Green Summit brought industry and community leaders together to debate and discuss sustainability issues affecting the region, generating bold and ambitious pledges and a powerful sense of optimism regarding the future of our environment.

GM Walking Festival 2018

In Green & blue spaces, Health, Nature and Society on 26.04.2018
Contributed by Anonymous (not verified)

Whether its bees, birdsong, bats or berries – there’s something for everyone at the fourth annual Greater Manchester Walking Festival.

BBC's 'Talking to Children about Climate Change' Session

In Education, Green & blue spaces, Living, Nature and Society on 03.04.2018
Contributed by Ffion Roberts

A busy lunchtime panel session on climate change held as part of the BBC’s Sustainability Season to inform and empower the next generation.

Good Food Greater Manchester: Oldham School Catering

In Culture, Education, Food and Society on 12.03.2018
Contributed by Debbie Ellen

For the last 3 years, Oldham School Catering has achieved Gold Standard - providing 16,500 meals, five days a week, to 86 primary and special schools at a cost of just 65 pence per plate.

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.

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.

Remember Nature

In Culture, Health, Living, Nature and Society on 23.10.2017
Contributed by Phil Barton

Phil Barton implores residents and vistitors of Greater Manchester to demonstrate their respect for the natural world, take action and, in the words of artist and activist Gustav Metzger, to 'Remember Nature.'

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