Including the closely related terms districts, and district.
… and businesses. The action to tackle climate change will also give us cheaper energy and warm comfortable homes. As we look to the future, it will give us a green economy and help us to secure long term, good quality jobs. Of course, ECC is only one organisation, and our district, borough, city, town and parish councils; our colleagues in the NHS and local universities; our fantastic local businesses…
…/attachment_data/file/954283/agricultural-transition-plan.pdf Essex Forest Partnership The Essex Forest Partnership (EFP) comprises the 12 districts, boroughs and cities in Essex. It was set up by Essex County Council’s Essex Forest Initiative to share and coordinate tree planting targets across the county. Essex County Council (ECC) has committed funding to 2025 for the Essex Forest Initiative…
… with a target of planting at least 375,000 trees and is well on track, having planted 142,000 trees in the first two years to date. However, this is only part of a concerted effort across the county. The partnership is working with private landowners, farmers, local borough, district and parish councils, schools, businesses, conservation charities and regulatory bodies such as the Environment Agency…
… for support. Private rented properties can also qualify for grants of up to £5,000 with landlords needing to match fund upgrades. The first of these schemes: the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme saw seven of the county’s city, district and borough councils – Braintree, Chelmsford, Colchester, Epping Forest, Rochford, Tendring and Uttlesford, and ECC - work in partnership to secure…
… and deliver £800k of funding. This enabled 83 homes to be retrofitted with external wall, loft and cavity wall insulation as well as air source heat pumps. Further tranches of funding have been secured: £5.2m in 20/21 and £17.2m in 21/22 (this funding runs through to March 2023.) These are delivered by the Greater South East Net Zero Hub with support from ECC and the district, city, borough…