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Future climate in focus as 2014 sets new record temperature

In Buildings, Economy, Energy and Green & blue spaces on 17.01.2015
Contributed by Steve Connor

As news breaks of another record-setting year for the global climate, what does the climate shift mean for our towns and cities? A ‘Future Climate Forum’ in February will be looking for some answers.

Tooling up for a Just Climate

In Society on 14.01.2015
Contributed by Matthew Millett

Matthew Millett reports from a launch workshop for a new mapping tool designed to address the injustices of climate change.

Tell Us Manchester!

In Energy, Living and Society on 12.01.2015
Contributed by Joel Loutfi

On the 10th December 2014, BDP played host to a flagship event, which saw eight representatives present their diverse range of eco-projects within and around Manchester.

'Man Approaching Footbridge' by Flickr user Helen M Bushe

ESTA leaves legacy for Local Enterprise Partnerships

In Economy, Energy and Society on 09.01.2015
Contributed by Todd Holden

The Environmental Sustainability Technical Assistance (ESTA) project closed in December 2014.

A tale of two urban cycle tracks

In Green & blue spaces, Society and Transport on 22.12.2014
Contributed by Catherine Barlow

The Alternative? Catherine Barlow profiles two urban cycle tracks, the Fallowfield Loop in Greater Manchester and the Innertube in Edinburgh.

Heritage trees get a helping hand

In Green & blue spaces and Nature on 18.12.2014
Contributed by Steve Connor

Greater Manchester’s heritage trees are about to get some much needed tender loving care as a result of a new project from the Red Rose Forest, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

Deep retrofit comes to Greater Manchester...

In Buildings, Energy and Society on 18.12.2014
Contributed by Jonathan Atkinson

Jonathan Atkinson profiles how Carbon Coop members are benefiting from large-scale home energy improvements through retrofitting measures.

Pendleton Together: Self cynical. Radical. Curious. Ironic. Brutal. Wonderful.

In Housing, Living and Society on 18.12.2014
Contributed by Rebecca Nicholl

Things are changing in Pendleton. Here, we talk to Salford University’s Head of Industrial Partnerships, Mike Taylor, and Salford City Council’s Programme Director Paul Longshaw on the history of the area and what lies ahead in its future.

‘Food for Thought’: international multi-stakeholder workshop brings food waste experts to Manchester

In Food, Society and Waste on 15.12.2014
Contributed by Daniel Welch

The University of Manchester’s Sustainable Consumption Institute brought leading social scientists together with policymakers, representatives of the third sector and UK supermarkets to share state of the art thinking about food waste.

Events programme launched on the ‘State of the Climate’

In Buildings, Economy and Green & blue spaces on 15.12.2014
Contributed by Dan Griffiths

New events series launched to create a 'Future Climate Forum' for the Northwest. Dan Griffiths of the Northwest Climate Change Partnership explains more.