East Riding Council wins £3.3m from Live Labs 2 for pilot scheme to transform the UK’s street lights to reduce carbon footprint and save millions
The council has won £3.3m from the Government after bidding on a share of a £30m fund aimed at cutting the carbon footprint of the highways sector and saving millions of pounds of public money. The scheme is one of seven in the country to be awarded cash as part of the Live Labs 2 project. East […]
£4.5 million Centre of Excellence for material decarbonisation in local roads for North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire has been awarded over £4.5 million to pioneer innovative materials for use on roads building and maintenance. Working in partnership with Transport for West Midlands, North Lanarkshire will establish the UK Centre of Excellence for Material Decarbonisation in Local Roads. This is the only Scottish led bid of the Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads […]
Ambitious project to make A382 link road the UK’s first carbon negative highway part of new Live Lab 2 projects
Innovative proposals for the A382 link road development near Newton Abbot to become the UK’s first “carbon negative” highway have received Government support. The Live Labs 2 programme, funded by the DfT (Department for Transport) and organised by ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport), has this week announced that Devon County […]
ADEPT Live Labs 2 projects announced – seven programmes to start in 2023
The winning bidders who will take their projects forward as part of the £30 million ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads programme have been announced by Roads Minister, Richard Holden. Funded by the Department for Transport, the three-year, UK-wide programme has been developed by the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) and […]
New tree guidance published for local authorities
A new toolkit has been published, designed to provide local authorities across the country with specific guidance on tree planting, supporting them to plan for the landscape of the future and helping to tackle climate change, build greater resilience and develop nature recovery. Commissioned by the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport […]
Blueprint Coalition response to Skidmore review
The Blueprint Coalition, an influential group of local government, environmental and research organisations, has responded to the Skidmore review. The Coalition has welcomed Chris Skidmore MP’s comprehensive review in the ‘Mission Zero’- The Net Zero Review, which recognises the important role of local climate action, and correctly diagnoses the multitude of barriers holding back local net […]
ADEPT launches a good practice guide to help local authorities level up locally
The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) and Amey have published a good practice guide to support councils with levelling up locally. Local Place Leadership: Good Practice for Levelling Up has been developed through ADEPT’s Excellence in Place Leadership (EiPL) programme, run in partnership with Amey. The programme brings together thought leaders and […]
Blueprint Coalition warns “inadequate” government support is jeopardising local climate action
A new progress report which reviews the effectiveness of central government support on local authority action on climate change and nature is reporting no government action has scored a green rating in the two years since a comprehensive set of recommendations in 2020. The Blueprint Progress Tracker is published by the Blueprint Coalition, a group of […]
Digital Local Roads report to be discussed at ADEPT conference
Delegates at the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport autumn conference in Leeds next week will get a chance to hear more about and discuss ideas for better using technology on local roads, as the Digital Local Roads report is discussed. Digital Roads is a broad concept encompassing increased use of information […]
ADEPT’s Live Labs 2 shortlist announced
The ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads in the UK three-year, £30m programme funded by the Department for Transport has published the shortlisted projects going through to the next Dragons’ Den stage. The initial 30 bids submitted to the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) from local authority-led partnerships across the UK, […]