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Birmingham's Green Commission

Birmingham’s Green Commission is a partnership that acts as an advisory body to the City Council and the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership on all matters relating to the env

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Waste Strategy

Birmingham’s Waste Strategy aims to: 1) Prevent waste; 2) Create a 'circular economy'; 3) Work in partnership to reduce and reuse waste; 4) Maximize recycling and reuse; and 5) Move away from a 'one s

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Waste and Recycling Advisors

Waste and Recycling Advisors do a variety of education work across communities within Leeds.

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Advance London

Advance London is a holistic programme to enable SMEs in capitalizing on the benefits of the circular economy.

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London Environment Strategy

The Mayor aims for London a transition towards a low carbon circular economy.

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Low Emission Zones

Since 2008, London has operated one of Europe’s largest Low Emission Zones (LEZ).

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Governance, Policy and Knowledge in Urban Sustainability

The project Governance, Policy and Knowledge in Urban Sustainability seeks to understand mainstream and alternative approaches to sustainability and encourage a dialogue between stakeholders engaged i

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Energy Savers

Birmingham Energy Savers (formerly named the 'Green New Deal') aims to deliver permanently lower energy bills and better housing to local people - creating skilled jobs in the process.

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Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility

The Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility (RERF) of Leeds, managed by Veolia, uses state-of-the-art technology and engineering to recover recyclable materials and energy from the city’s black bin was

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RE:FIT Programme Delivery Unit

London’s public building retrofit programme (RE:FIT) aims to introduce energy efficiency retrofits in 40% of London’s public buildings by 2025.

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Sustainable concrete at Olympics

The London bid to host the 2012 Games set out a plan for how the Games could play a major role in the revitalisation of east London.

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FoodSave Scheme

London has launched a new voluntary scheme for cafes, pubs, restaurants and wholesalers to reduce food waste, saving thousands of pounds in the process.

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London Infrastructure Plan 2050

In the chapter 10 of the Plan, the implementation of the Circular Economy model is outlined.

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Manchester Climate Change Implementation Plan

The Manchester Climate Change Implementation Plan seeks to: (1) Establish a business support programme(s) to assist businesses to improve their energy and resource efficiency, and build their resilien

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Green Living Spaces Plan

This Plan introduces a new approach for valuing the city’s natural spaces and features as Natural Capital, by applying the latest scientific thinking behind the National Ecosystem Assessment.

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Sustainable School Programme

The Sustainable School Programme supports schools to save on their energy bills and become more sustainable with a package of guided, expert support.

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Birmingham Industrial Symbiosis

Since 2002, Birmingham city council (BCC) has had a strong history of supporting and promoting industrial symbiosis, which is a principal pillar of the circular economy.

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Knowledge Hub

Pioneering master-plan aiming to transform the way people think about, create and develop public spaces.

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Celsius Smart Cities: district heating and cooling solutions

A platform of knowledge and networking, CELSIUS takes a holistic approach to overcome technical, social, financial and political barriers for district heating and cooling solutions.

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Love Food Hate Waste

Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) are training materials that can be used as a tool in: (1) Supporting families - LFHW can help families to save money, manage their money better, cook and eat together, give

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Circular Economy Champions Programme

This programme offers the opportunity for organizations to work with three people per year to actively promote circular economy thinking and practice within their organisations.

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Greening the Business Improvement Districts

The Greater London Authority (GLA) is working with Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in central London to identify and then deliver opportunities for increasing green cover.

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Manchester Climate Change Strategy 2017-2050

In 2009, hundreds of residents and businesses came together to produce the city's first ever climate change strategy, "Manchester: A Certain Future", aiming for a 41% reduction in CO2 emissions by 202

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Birmingham's Green Commission: Carbon Roadmap

The Carbon Roadmap is a framework which identifies the aims, objectives and targets to be met in order for Birmingham to achieve its target of 60% CO2 emissions reduction by 2027.

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London Heat Map

In order to facilitate the achievement of the goal of having 25% of energy supplied by decentralized sources by 2025, the Greater London Authority developed the Decentralised Energy Master Planning (D

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London's Circular Economy Route Map

It sets out the context and opportunities for London.

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Mayor's Biodiesel Programme

The Mayor’s Biodiesel Programme is working with the fuel industry and local authorities to inspire a biodiesel industry revolution in London.

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Resource London

Resource London was established in 2015 as a jointly funded partnership between LWARB and WRAP, the government’s resource efficiency body, to maximise the resources of both organisations for the benef

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ZigZag: Redistributing Returns Optimally!

ZigZag is a SaaS platform enabling retailers to reduce the costs and waste associated with returns whilst dramatically improving and simplifying the customer returns experience and speeding up the

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