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…
Mark Kemp, President of ADEPT said: “Local authorities have already started planning real-term cuts for 2022/23 to combat the impact of inflation on existing budgets. There will be some relief that we have a certain amount of funding security now to deliver policies which have been put on hold such…
A new progress report which reviews the effectiveness of central government support on local authority action on climate change and nature has been published today by the Blueprint Coalition. The Blueprint Progress Tracker shows that no government action has scored a green rating in the two years since the Coalition…