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Daikin joins forces with Greater Manchester Combined Authority to ramp up decarbonisation

|Date: 8 February, 2023

Daikin joins forces with Greater Manchester Combined Authority to ramp up decarbonisation

Low carbon heating specialist Daikin has signed an agreement with Greater Manchester Combined Authority ( ...

Low carbon heating specialist Daikin has signed an agreement with Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) in a first-of-its-kind public and private joint approach to decarbonisation. This is th ...

8 February, 2023
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Task force to deliver 30,000 net zero homes for social rent

|Date: 24 November, 2022

Task force to deliver 30,000 net zero homes for social rent

A new task force which aims to help deliver 30,000 net zero social rented homes in Greater Manchester by ...

A new task force which aims to help deliver 30,000 net zero social rented homes in Greater Manchester by 2038 has met for the first time. The Greater Manchester Truly Affordable Net Zero Homes (TANZ) ...

24 November, 2022
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Wider adoption of real Living Wage could boost Greater Manchester economy by tens of millions of pounds, research reveals

|Date: 15 November, 2022

Wider adoption of real Living Wage could boost Greater Manchester economy by tens of millions of pounds, research reveals

Wider adoption of the real Living Wage could provide an economic boost worth tens of millions of pounds t ...

Wider adoption of the real Living Wage could provide an economic boost worth tens of millions of pounds to Greater Manchester’s economy, according to new research published as Living Wage Week 2022 ge ...

15 November, 2022
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Salford strives for ‘fuel-bill-free’ housing as city is labelled energy crisis hotspot

|Date: 7 October, 2022

Salford strives for ‘fuel-bill-free’ housing as city is labelled energy crisis hotspot

A new Salford-based housing project boasts adapted construction methods to achieve affordable Passivhaus, ...

A new Salford-based housing project boasts adapted construction methods to achieve affordable Passivhaus, at the same time as new research names Salford as an ‘energy crisis hotspot’. Construction has ...

7 October, 2022
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Energy plans to make Greater Manchester carbon neutral by 2038 agreed

|Date: 30 September, 2022

Energy plans to make Greater Manchester carbon neutral by 2038 agreed

Detailed plans have been agreed for how Greater Manchester will change the way it consumes and produces e ...

Detailed plans have been agreed for how Greater Manchester will change the way it consumes and produces energy in order to reach net zero carbon by 2038. Following approval at a meeting of the Greater ...

30 September, 2022
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Greater Manchester declares ‘biodiversity emergency’ and reiterates rapid drive to net zero

|Date: 25 March, 2022

Greater Manchester declares ‘biodiversity emergency’ and reiterates rapid drive to net zero

Greater Manchester has declared a 'biodiversity emergency', with Leaders today (Friday 25th March) settin ...

Greater Manchester has declared a 'biodiversity emergency', with Leaders today (Friday 25th March) setting out a series of projects and initiatives across the city-region which seek to recover and res ...

25 March, 2022
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ForHousing announces trailblazing decarbonisation programme

|Date: 8 December, 2021

ForHousing announces trailblazing decarbonisation programme

A North-West landlord has unveiled a package of decarbonisation projects as part of its commitment to hit ...

A North-West landlord has unveiled a package of decarbonisation projects as part of its commitment to hitting net zero by 2050. Progressive landlord, ForHousing, which owns and manages 24,000 homes in ...

8 December, 2021
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Retrofit Skills Bootcamp launches to help Greater Manchester achieve carbon neutral target

|Date: 12 October, 2021

Retrofit Skills Bootcamp launches to help Greater Manchester achieve carbon neutral target

More than 200 unemployed people or those changing careers will receive training in retrofitting skills to ...

More than 200 unemployed people or those changing careers will receive training in retrofitting skills to support Greater Manchester in reaching its target of becoming carbon neutral by 2038. The Skil ...

12 October, 2021
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51-year-old apprentice encourages other adults to learn new skills through an apprenticeship

|Date: 20 August, 2021

51-year-old apprentice encourages other adults to learn new skills through an apprenticeship

A 51-year-old apprentice has praised an apprenticeship scheme for giving him the opportunity to retrain a ...

A 51-year-old apprentice has praised an apprenticeship scheme for giving him the opportunity to retrain and achieve a 'work life balance'. Since 2017, 56,492 people aged 19+ have started an apprentice ...

20 August, 2021
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More than 1,000 people to learn retrofitting skills to help city-region achieve net zero future

|Date: 2 August, 2021

More than 1,000 people to learn retrofitting skills to help city-region achieve net zero future

Greater Manchester has taken its first key step towards becoming carbon neutral by 2038 through the launc ...

Greater Manchester has taken its first key step towards becoming carbon neutral by 2038 through the launch of a training academy to educate over 1,000 people in retrofitting skills. European Social Fu ...

2 August, 2021
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