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More than 30 locations across the UK have put bids in to host the £3 billion Green Investment Bank (GIB) – a third more than the Government was anticipating.
The UK Met Office has issued an amber Severe Weather Warning today as it forecasts a week-long polar blast of sub-zero temperatures.
The UK Met Office has issued a severe weather alert warning of heavy rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, which could trigger flooding.
The Met Office has this afternoon stepped up the number of severe weather warnings for later this week as a huge snow storm and hurricane-strength winds threaten to cause severe disruption.
Small to medium-sized firms in the West Midlands are to benefit from new funding aimed at addressing the region’s recycling gap.
A new state-of-the-art training facility has opened in Rugby, Warwickshire, to provide the skills to technicians looking to work in the UK’s low carbon power sector.
Tata Motors is the latest car maker to join the UK green vehicle revolution, announcing that it will start manufacturing its own fully-electric four-seater family car this month at a factory in the West Midlands for launch next year.
The second results of a study into the long-term use of low carbon vehicles have found that electric vehicle (EV) drivers are experiencing less 'range anxiety’ and achieving financial savings with their vehicles.
Germany could derive all of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2050 and become the world's first major industrial nation to kick the fossil-fuel habit, the country's Federal Environment Agency said today.
The renewable energy industry has welcomed the decision by the Government to let local councils sell green electricity to the grid.
A national centre for the advancement of sustainable refurbishment is set to open in the West Midlands in September.
The Regional Development Agencies (RDAs), which have been responsible for delivering climate change targets across England are to scrapped, it has emerged.
An eco friendly funeral home has opened in the West Midlands providing 'green’ funeral packages in environmentally friendly surroundings.
Proposals for a high speed rail network announced yesterday by Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis, have received a mixed reaction from business leaders and environmental campaign groups.
More details of how small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can get involved in a £29 million project to develop low carbon vehicle technology in the West Midlands have been announced today.