Category: Climate change / environment

462 Climate change / environment posts found.

Council wins funding to improve energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector

04/10/2022

Shropshire Council has won £93,413 from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to help improve energy efficiency standards in…

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No plans to charge for collection of garden waste

03/10/2022
Recycling collection vehicle

Shropshire Council is assuring residents that it has no current plans to introduce charges for the collection of garden waste. It follows…

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Tree felling planned to protect ancient monument site

29/09/2022
Nesscliffe Hillfort

Shropshire Council is seeking permission from Historic England to begin the second phase of tree felling at its site at Nesscliffe Hillfort,…

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Shropshire Goes Green hailed a one-stop-shop success for climate and sustainability

28/09/2022
Copyright Jamie Ricketts Photography 2022. Shropshire Goes Green

More than 1,500 people took advantage of Shropshire Council’s free Shropshire Goes Green event to learn more about sustainability and climate action.…

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Let’s talk rubbish 

26/09/2022
A family with a selection of wheelie bins and recycling boxes

Shropshire Council is encouraging residents to think about their rubbish, and in particular, what more they can do to reduce, reuse, recycle…

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Carbon crisis to be explained at business workshop in Shrewsbury

23/09/2022
A plastic plant, a globe and a CO2 cloud

News from Marches Growth Hub Shropshire  A free carbon literacy workshop to help businesses across the region prepare for looming climate challenges…

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Expert board to advise on Shropshire Council climate action strategies

22/09/2022

The climate team at Shropshire Council is looking to an expert panel to take an overview of its actions to cut carbon…

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Councillors get first look at unique new electric bus

21/09/2022
The Sigma7 electric bus

Councillors on Shropshire Council’s cross-party public transport working group have been given a sneak preview of a new fully-electric, emission-free, bus. The…

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Call for climate conscious households to support open house event

07/09/2022
Shropshire Green Doors 2022 logo

Climate conscious households are being asked to share their knowledge and experience of green tech and retrofitting their homes at an open…

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£15,000 of funding now available to community groups across the county

05/09/2022

Veolia UK and Shropshire Council have teamed up to offer £15,000 in funding to the county’s local community groups and clubs. The…

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