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New Forestry Commission Publications - Green Infrastructure | Climate Change | Trees

The following reports have recently been published by the Forestry Commission. Green infrastructure Forest Research scientists have recently completed a critical review of the evidence on the ‘Benefits of green...

West Yorkshire Adaptation Plan

The Association of West Yorkshire Authorities has complete a YoHr Space funded project to produce a West Yorkshire Adaptation Plan. http://www.yourclimate.org/pages/lclips-and-action-plans

Thank you to everyone that attended the YHREF workshop event 'New Beginnings and New Challenges in the Sub-Regions (Sheffield City Region)' yesterday and thanks to all our excellent speakers. The...

Sheffield Renewables was formed by a group of volunteers in late 2007. We are committed to improving Sheffield’s environmental sustainability. We aim to harness local enthusiasm, knowledge and skills, in...

Sustainable Cities Index 2010

Forum for the Future’s annual Sustainable Cities Index tracks progress on sustainability in Britain’s 20 largest cities - highlighting their environmental performance, quality of life and their readiness for the...

On Wednesday 20 October, the SDC presented evidence to the Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) as part of their investigation into how well sustainable development is being embedded in Government,...

The Climate Change event 'Focus on European Funding' took place on Thursday 30th Sep 2010 at GOYH in Leeds. The agenda and presentations from the day are now available to...

The CRC was introduced in April 2010 and specifically targets the emissions associated with electricity and heat use in large public and private sector organisations, and covers around 10% of...

Fit for the future

Excellent financial returns can be made from investing in renewable energy, according to a report by Arup for Friends of the Earth. Fit for the Future is the first in-depth...

A dedicated workshop took place on 25 March for local authorities that were aiming for high performance against NI188 i.e. levels 3 and 4 in the next year. The workshop...

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