Dreaming of a Green Christmas – how Manchester is making its festive programme more sustainable
This year’s festive programme in Manchester promises to be the most environmentally sustainable yet.
Manchester calls on government for support to tackle climate emergency
As global leaders meet at COP27 to discuss climate global action, Cllr Bev Craig, has written an open letter to the PM, Rishi Sunak to discuss the role cities can play in addressing the urgent challenge of climate change and what the Government needs to do to support it.
Manchester's ten-year Biodiversity plans unveiled
A new biodiversity strategy setting out the steps the city must take to conserve, protect and enhance its biodiversity for generations to come will be considered by councillors this week.
Manchester to tackle low carbon housing retrofit challenge
A report to the Council’s Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee (Thurs 8 Sept) sets out the Council’s commitment to retrofitting the city’s housing to low carbon standard.
£19m energy efficiency scheme almost complete
The majority of works to cut climate change-causing carbon emissions from council-owned buildings under a £19m scheme have now been completed.
Join the Manchester Litter Army for the big Spring Clean
One of the fastest growing hobbies since the start of the pandemic has been litter picking.
Green investment: New figures show extent of Council funding for zero carbon mission
Almost £200m of funding has been put in place so far by the Council to help deliver on our ambitions to tackle climate change, it has been revealed.
Next phase of Manchester's transformative tree planting drive gets underway
The second year of a two-year project to plant at least 2,000 trees across Manchester will get underway with its first plantings on Monday 13 December.
Manchester’s State of the City Report 2021
The annual report provides an in-depth analysis on Manchester’s progress in line with the ambitions set out in the Our Manchester Strategy.
Council considers radical renewable energy options
Manchester City Council could buy its own solar farm under options to be discussed by councillors later this month.
South Manchester firms pay the price for fly-tipping
Two more companies have been fined for fly-tipping commercial waste after successful prosecutions by the Council's Environmental Crimes Team.
Road users asked to stop idling and help make Manchester’s air clean again.
As part of the Clean Air Day, ( Thursday 17 June) Manchester City Council’s neighbourhood team have been looking to engage with car users and warn them of the dangers of leaving their engines idling whilst waiting outside schools.