After completing their final assessments, all seven projects have successfully met the criteria needed to take the £30 million ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads programme forward to deployment and procurement. The final assessments came at the end of a three month fully-funded mobilisation phase where project teams developed…
A new Carbon Transition Strategy published by Peninsula Transport, Sub-national Transport Body (STB) for Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay, reveals the scale of the decarbonisation challenge for the region and how it can be addressed. The work aligns with the Government’s aim to turbocharge transport decarbonisation including the recently…
A new toolkit has been published, designed to provide local authorities across the country with specific guidance on tree planting, supporting them to plan for the landscape of the future and helping to tackle climate change, build greater resilience and develop nature recovery. Commissioned by the Association of Directors of…
The Blueprint Coalition, an influential group of local government, environmental and research organisations, has responded to the Skidmore review. The Coalition has welcomed Chris Skidmore MP’s comprehensive review in the ‘Mission Zero’- The Net Zero Review, which recognises the important role of local climate action, and correctly diagnoses the multitude…
Although levelling up is now firmly back on the government’s agenda, for local authorities, it never went away. The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) and Amey have just published a good practice guide to support councils with levelling up locally that has been a year…