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Creating Growth, Cutting Carbon: Making Sustainable Local Transport Happen

The Local Transport White Paper sets out the Government's vision for a sustainable local transport system that supports the economy and reduces carbon emissions.

 
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Working together and sharing stuff - Part 2

In the light of recent government changes, general belt tightening and cost cutting the Regional Environment Forum has taken on board another lodger. The Environment Forum website will now be...

 
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Presentations available from ‘New Beginnings and New Challenges in the Sub-Regions (Humber Sub Region)'

Thank you to everyone who attended our 4th workshop event focused on the fate of the environment in a new coalition shaped world. A full report from the day will...

 
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Natural Connections: the role of green space in connecting people to their local environment
Wed, 02/02/2011 - 08:30

Centre in the Park, Norfolk Park, Sheffield

Please note that this event was scheduled to happen on the 1st of December 2011 but it was postponed due to the weather. At a time of political and economic flux the time is right to think about changes in society and how they influence what people want from greenspace. Is there a need to re-think our objectives and the methods we use to deliver them?

 
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Community tree planting packs

Woodland Trust community tree planting packs are designed to help community groups to plant more trees, hedges and copses in their local shared spaces - by a church, community centre...

 
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Global Warming could cool down temperatures in winter

The overall warming of the earth's northern half could result in cold winters. The shrinking of sea-ice in the eastern Arctic causes some regional heating of the lower levels of...

 
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Funding available for energy research

E-Futures Doctoral Training Centre at the University of Sheffield has £7M of EPSRC funding for energy related research projects. They would like to make some of this funding available for...

 
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Proceedings of the 2010 Humber Estuary Conference

The purpose of the annual Humber Estuary Conference is to brief all those interested in the sustainable management of the Humber and its environs on the state of the estuary...

 
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Energy Security and Green Economy Bill

The Government has published its new Bill which they claim will drive the provision of energy efficiency for homes and businesses, enable low carbon energy supply and create a fair...

 
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60% cut in CO2 by 2030, recommend Committee for Climate Change

The Committee for Climate Change has recommended that UK emissions are cut by 60% (on 1990 levels) in their advice to Government for the Fourth Carbon Budget period (2023-7). ...

 
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