Tag: net zero
£1m fund for local climate projects to open next month
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Environment and Sustainable Communities Committee has welcomed that an open bid of £1m for schemes to protect against or ease the effects of climate change will open on 25th November with funding to be awarded by March 2025. Following a bidding round, the funding will be awarded to public […]
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Home Upgrade Grant launches to provide energy efficiency and clean heating upgrades to low-income households in England.
The Home Upgrade Grant Phase 2 is being delivered across the region through the Greater South East Net Zero Hub, together with other organisations such as Cambridge City Council, who are leading delivery in the Cambridgeshire region, and Portsmouth City Council who are delivering the scheme to residents in Peterborough. The grant funds energy efficiency […]
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Turning thought into action; the Combined Authority Board votes on ambitions for net-zero strategy
Action plans to support sustainable, green growth in the region have been recommended for approval by members at the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board meeting on the 30th of March. As a direct response to the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Independent Commission on Climate (the Commission) 58 recommendations published last year, the Combined Authority has […]
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Cambridge gets green ticket for zebras
Cambridge residents will soon start to see the benefits of 30 new zero emission buses to be rolled out across the city. The announcement was made by Chancellor Rishi Sunak as part of the Budget and Spending Review in Parliament yesterday (27 October). Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority and the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) received […]
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Statement following confirmation that Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority are one of six local authorities who have made it through to phase 2 of Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme 2021-2022
Dr Nik Johnson, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough said: “I’m delighted to be put through to the next round of this competition to win funds for up to 30 Zero Emission Buses for the region. “As the local transport authority, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has a duty to tackled poor air quality and as […]
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£79.6m scheme to improve lives and reduce carbon emission across the South East of England
In a meeting of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority today (26 March), approval was given for the Combined Authority to act as the accountable body for a £79.6m funding scheme to support the Government’s commitment to achieving Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050. The ask for the scheme is to deliver greater energy efficient […]
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AgriGrub’s sustainable solution to food waste backed by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
A Soham-based business that is pioneering a sustainable solution to food waste in the UK has been backed by a £62,000 grant from the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority’s Eastern Agri-Tech Growth Initiative. AgriGrub uses waste fruit and vegetables from AMFresh which can’t be eaten by people or fed to livestock and feeds them to Black […]
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Last chance for public to have their say on most pressing climate issues for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough – survey closes in five days
Last chance for public to have their say on most pressing climate issues for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough – survey closes in five days The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Independent Commission on Climate, set up by James Palmer, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, is currently running an open public survey on the most pressing issues of climate […]
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Public to have say on climate change action across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Independent Commission on Climate, set up by James Palmer, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, has today launched a public survey on the most pressing issues of climate change across the region and what action should be taken. The survey can be accessed here and will run for three weeks from 26th October […]
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Combined Authority picks global big-hitter to push bypass forward
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, headed by Mayor James Palmer, has appointed the design, engineering, and project management consultant, Atkins, to press forward delivery of the much-needed A141 Huntingdon Bypass. Following the procurement process, Atkins – which has offices in both Peterborough and Cambridge – was selected from a strong field of five other contenders […]
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E-scooters in Cambridge City Centre – new carbon-neutral and socially distanced way to travel launched by Mayor James Palmer and Voi Technology
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, led by Mayor James Palmer, along with Voi Technology, the U.K.’s leading e-scooter operator, will launch its e-scooter trial in Cambridge City Centre this Thursday, 15 October. For the next 12 months, residents and visitors will be able to take a ride on a Voi e-scooter whether they […]
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Challenge launches to find cutting edge conceptual designs for trailblazing CAM scheme
A challenge to the market to create innovative conceptual designs which could inform and transform the delivery of the groundbreaking Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM) has now gone live. Potential suppliers can now enter the first phase of a tender process, launched by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, which is casting the net as widely […]
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Planning permission sought for new University in Peterborough
A planning application for a new University in Peterborough has been submitted by Pegasus Group, on behalf of Peterborough HE Property Company, to Peterborough City Council. The submission of the planning application for the new University, on the Wirrina Car Park off Bishops Road, has been led by Mace Limited and designed by MCW […]
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