An ambitious plan to help the region recover from the economic impact of Covid-19 while making it a greener and healthier place to live and work has been given the go-ahead. This comes as part of the plan for a green recovery builds on an existing commitment to make the West Midlands carbon neutral by 2041.
Strategy
The strategy sets out how the West Midlands can rebuild its economy in a way that drives green and inclusive growth so that all the region’s diverse communities and its environment can benefit from the post-Covid-19 recovery. The paper sets out a range of initiatives from small-scale through to potentially region-wide and complex schemes, that will be implemented over different timescales but starting now. These include: • retrofitting old and cold homes to make them more energy-efficient and help tackle fuel poverty • accelerating the transition of the region’s automotive industry to electric vehicles • rolling out charging infrastructure for electric vehicles at scale • announcing a green innovation challenge for SMEs to find solutions for some of our climate change challenges • supporting the growth of green neighbourhoods and natural capital; and • active transport initiatives, for example, pop-up cycle lanes and widened pavements. For the full article, click here.
