By Sarah Baillie IN November, the world s eyes will be on Glasgow as it hosts as it hosts COP26. With the Scottish Government s Programme for Government having a green economic focus at its heart, decision-makers in Glasgow have also been making long-standing changes to help support net zero ambitions. In 2019 Glasgow City Council (GCC) set up a Climate Emergency Working Group, subsequently declaring a climate emergency in the city. It produced an independent report making 61 recommendations, with a target to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. The Council has been building on this by seeking views from local organisations, businesses, and communities on the Climate Change Implementation Plan, in an attempt to galvanise support in its delivery.
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Marlborough is in a much better position than first
feared due to the impact of COVID-19 but there are still
challenges ahead for the region.
So states The
Economic Action Marlborough (TEAM) Group Phase Two Interim
Report June-December 2020 released today. The report is an
interim update given Marlborough is still in a period of
change. The next full report will be released in the second
quarter of 2021 to capture impacts of the pandemic on the
local tourism, retail and hospitality sectors and as well as
any new mitigating actions undertaken.
TEAM was one of
the first groups convened in New Zealand to address the
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Copan Receives $99K Grant for Wastewater System
Garrett Giles The Copan Public Works Authority (CPWA) received approval on Tuesday for a $99,500 Rural Economic Action Plan (REAP) grant through the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the CPWA s wastewater infrastructure. According to Perryman, the grant is calculated to save the CPWA s customers $179,100 in principal and interest charges by not having to borrow the project funds. Since 1983, the Water Resources Board has approved over $4.8 billion in loans and grants for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements throughout Oklahoma. OWRB Executive Director Julie Cunningham said they re grateful to State Senator Julie Daniels and State Representative Judd Strom for their continued support of water and wastewater infrastructure funding in Oklahoma. Sen. Daniels is a Republican from Bartlesville and Rep. Strom is a Republican from Copan.
A NEW Welsh Government Covid and Brexit support package will provide the most ambitious and comprehensive programme of export support put in place in Wales . Welsh goods and services have long been exported worldwide, helping Wales become a strong and successful trading nation. Between 2015 and 2019, the value of Welsh goods exports grew at a faster rate than the UK as a whole and, in 2019, reached £17.8bn. However, the prolonged negotiations of the future relationship between the UK and EU has stifled businesses’ ability to fully plan and prepare. Economy Minister Ken Skates has said this has placed incredible pressures on firms who are already dealing with the economic impacts of coronavirus.