Tag: environment
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Airport becomes Net Zero partnership’s 50th member
Airport becomes Net Zeropartnership’s 50th member TEESSIDE International Airport has become the 50th member of a pioneering partnership of local employers taking a joined-up approach to meeting Net Zero targets. The Darlington Employers’ Environmental Partnership (DEEP) has really taken off since it was launched at the start of 2024, and it has now reached the…
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Meet the Darlington hospital consultant who runs as a dolphin to protect the ocean
HOSPITAL consultant, passionate environmental campaigner, and dad-of-two, Richard Hixson is a man on a mission – and he’s prepared to run around as a dolphin to make himself heard.
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Supporting Net Zero Goals Through Smarter Lighting: A Case Study from TEP Electrical Distributors
As energy costs continue to rise and environmental targets become more pressing, many businesses are looking for practical, impactful ways to reduce their carbon footprint and take meaningful steps toward achieving net zero.
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Environmental business driving change in the NHS joins DEEP
AN ENVIRONMENTAL business run by a campaigning hospital consultant has become the latest member of a partnership aimed at helping local employers to achieve net zero targets. Richard Hixson, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care at Darlington Memorial Hospital, launched CPDmatch in 2020 to make health care professionals more aware of continuing professional development (CPD)…
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The Church and Climate Change
In 2022, the Church of England made a commitment to be Net Zero by 2030. By joining DEEP, Durham Diocese hopes to supercharge its role in reaching this target.
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Free Darlington event to showcase net zero initiatives
Businesses in the Darlington area are being invited to attend a free event aimed at sharing good practice and knowledge around achieving net zero targets.
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First in the country…
Grass verges, open land, woodland and individual trees have all been counted in an independent audit, commissioned to assess the potential of our land to absorb carbon from the atmosphere (sequestration). This is the first time a UK local authority has looked at its land in this way.
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Darlington net zero partnership signs up new members
An initiative aimed at encouraging employers to work together in tackling environmental challenges has made further progress after a business club meeting.
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Former Government adviser becomes chair of net zero group
A business group aimed at sharing good practice on ‘net zero’ has appointed a former Cabinet Office lead on sustainability as its first chair.
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Business initiative on Net Zero taken to new level
An initiative by a town’s business leaders to take a joined-up approach to tackling environmental challenges has been taken to “an exciting new level”.
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