Bold policies to protect the future of the environment were debated and accepted as a key plank of the Liberal Democrat General Election Manifesto at the party’s Spring Conference.  Read more on the national Lib Dems website   

Liberal Democrats have set out plans to double the UK’s production of renewable electricity by the end of the next parliament and make Britain zero carbon by 2050. Read more on the national Lib Dems website 

Good news on the Council budget! Following pressure from Lib Dems and several environmental groups, the Council cabinet have dropped their proposal to remove over a fifth of all the shrubs and hedgerows in Peterborough. Instead an alternative saving will be made by the Council contractor Amey adopting revised landscape management regimes, with reduced grass […]

Liberal Democrats have unveiled the party’s five priorities for the next five years. Read more on the national Lib Dems website

Liberal Democrats are celebrating the one millionth tree being planted this Parliament through the Big Tree Plant. Read more on the national Lib Dems website

Today marks a landmark achievement for Lib Dems in government. Up to 1m tenants renting energy inefficient leaky homes will be able to benefit from new regulations and so enjoy warmer homes and cheaper energy bills.  Clearly this will particularly help the fuel poor: those living in the leakiest privately-rented homes already need to spend […]

The UK’s wind farms generated a record amount of power at the weekend, according to the National Grid. On Saturday 18 October, wind farms generated 6,372 MW of power, the highest amount on National Grid records. Read more on the national Lib Dems website.

The Liberal Democrat manifesto will include plans for five new laws to protect the environment, it has been announced today. The manifesto plans include include legal targets for clean air and water, an end to dirty coal power stations and an ambitious decarbonisation target for the electricity sector. Read more on the national Lib Dems website

The amount of electricity generated from renewable sources has doubled since 2010. A report released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) assesses the investment in UK energy and the progress being made.  Read more on the national Lib Dems website. Ed Davey, Lib Dem Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, […]

Liberal Democrats are introducing a plastic bag charge to help reduce waste and protect the environment. A new report published today by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) shows that 8.3 billion plastic bags were used last years by shoppers at UK supermarkets.  Read more on the national Lib Dems website