£40m second round of the Green Recovery Challenge Fund opens for applications

Environmental charities and partners across England to benefit from fund which will create and retain jobs while restoring nature and tackling climate change.

From:

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Environment Agency, Natural England, and Rebecca Pow MP

Grants of up to £2 million each are now available to help the nation build back greener from the coronavirus pandemic, the government announced today [Tuesday 9 March].

The second round of the Green Recovery Challenge fund will award up to £40 million in grants to environmental charities and their partners across England to create and retain jobs while restoring nature and tackling climate change.

All projects must contribute to at least one of

£5 million boost for local authorities to tackle air pollution

Air Quality Grants awarded across England to fund local projects for cleaner air

From:

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Department for Transport, Rachel Maclean MP, and Rebecca Pow MP

Local authorities across England have been granted more than £5 million in government funding to deliver innovative projects to improve air quality.

The money, from the government’s Air Quality

Minimising the environmental impact of new infrastructure at the Northern Arc

One of the key commitments Homes England has made towards building a successful community at the Northern Arc is that the right kind of infrastructure will be provided, at the right time, to meet the needs of Burgess Hill.

From: Homes England

Homes England are working alongside Mid Sussex District Council, West Sussex County Council and Highways England to build new roads and improve existing ones in and around the Northern Arc.

While the provision of new infrastructure is essential to supporting new housing, it must also minimise environmental impact. As master developer at the Northern Arc, Homes England works with its partners to manage these issues and ensure the project has a positive environmental legacy fit for the challenges of the 21st Century.

Cycling and walking will be prioritised at the

Interim Office for Environmental Protection to be launched

The new environmental watchdog for England will be launched on an interim basis ahead of its formal establishment as part of the Environment Bill.

From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Rebecca Pow MP

The new environmental watchdog for England will be launched on an interim basis ahead of its formal establishment as part of the Environment Bill, under plans set out today.

From July, the new Interim Office for Environmental Protection will be set up in non-statutory form to provide independent oversight of the government’s environmental progress and to accelerate the foundation of the full body.

The interim body will be steered the Chair, Dame