Climate Change · 6 May 2025
New LED streetlights to slash energy costs and carbon emissions
LED streetlights are significantly more energy-efficient than traditional lighting and also more durable, requiring less maintenance.
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Transport · 1 May 2025
Parking changes to Liverpool city centre approved
Liverpool City Council will implement significant changes to its City Centre Controlled Parking Zone to address growing parking demands, improve road safety, and enhance air quality.
Climate Change · 11 April 2025
Water pumped from River Mersey could heat thousands of Liverpool homes
If fully built, the system could generate savings of up to 72,000 tonnes of CO2 every year.
A well-connected, sustainable and accessible city · 9 April 2025
Cabinet to consider move towards zero waste
Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet is set to consider a new Zero Waste Strategy, which will look to rid the City Region of all unnecessary waste by 2040.
A well-connected, sustainable and accessible city · 25 March 2025
Artwork wows the public and highlights road technology
The Council is pioneering the use of smart road and highway technologies with a series of experiments across the city on roads, pedestrian crossings and cycle paths.
A strong and fair economy for all · 19 March 2025
Liverpool powering ahead thanks to new char.gy electric vehicle chargers
The charge points will be installed directly into existing street lampposts. They will all be powered by 100% renewable energy.
A well-connected, sustainable and accessible city · 11 March 2025
Mysterious luminous footprints reveal Liverpool’s highway innovation
The Council is pioneering the use of smart road and highway technologies with a series of experiments across the city on roads, pedestrian crossings and cycle paths.
A well-connected, sustainable and accessible city · 10 March 2025
Incredible new artwork to shed light on road technology
It is hoped that not only will the artwork highlight - literally - the work of Live Labs 2, but it can also become a cultural attraction in its own right and an Instagrammable moment for members of the public.
Climate Change · 26 February 2025
Historic Cunard Building to be connected to Mersey Heat Network
The project will see a transition to low-carbon hot water, significantly decreasing the Cunard Building's environmental impact.
A well-connected, sustainable and accessible city · 7 February 2025
Accelerator City picks up pace on net zero ambitions
Accelerator City team have also confirmed that a project director will be joining in the coming weeks to work with key partners including Ecotricity, and The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, to make the most of the opportunity 2025 presents
Clean Air · 28 January 2025
AI world premiere helps to bang drum on air quality
Liverpool City Council is committed to creating a cleaner, healthier, more sustainable city through a range of initiatives.
A well-connected, sustainable and accessible city · 24 January 2025
BLOG: A new plan for urban mobility will benefit us all
Cllr Dan Barrington discusses how the plan will increase safety, well-being and quality of life for everyone.
A well-run council · 22 January 2025
Council’s new energy contract to make significant savings
The contract will run from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2028, with the option to extend for an additional year. The recommendation was approved at the Council Cabinet meeting on Tuesday 21 January.
Transport · 14 January 2025
20-year plan for Liverpool travel set to be unveiled
A report to the Council’s next cabinet meeting, being held on Tuesday 21 January, is recommending the approval of the Liverpool Urban Mobility and Public Spaces Plan.
Environment · 13 December 2024
Thousands of planted bulbs to give city a blooming Spring
This Autumn and Winter Liverpool City Council has worked with community groups to plant more than 220,000 spring bulbs - the biggest bulb planting season for many years.
Climate Change · 10 December 2024
Environmentally sustainable advert solution helps fight against climate change
Recycled shipping containers and old plastic bottles are being used to create a green solution to large banner advertising.
Climate Change · 29 November 2024
Liverpool celebrates UN award as it makes music history – again!
Liverpool has made climate change history today, with the City officially being given UN ‘Accelerator City’ status. The UN has honoured the City for its pioneering work in tackling climate change through its events and culture programme. The title comes in recognition of Liverpool’s commitment to rapidly decarbonise the live music and TV/Film production
High quality and inclusive education, skills and employment · 28 November 2024
Ambition to create ‘plug and play’ zone in city centre announced
Liverpool has announced plans to pilot a network of 'plug and play' facilities across key filming and TV sites in the city centre, which would create an unprecedented clean, creative production zone.
A strong and fair economy for all · 15 November 2024
Liverpool Invited to Take Part in Global Meeting on Climate Change
Liverpool City Council’s Leader, Councillor Liam Robinson, has joined the world’s most important meeting on climate change, to talk about Liverpool’s plans to drive down net zero emissions from culture and events. Cllr Robinson addressed COP29 in Baku via an online link from his Liverpool office, he was the only non-government politician to address the
Climate Change · 15 October 2024
City celebrates unique green awards hat-trick
Liverpool has scored a unique treble at a major international climate change awards ceremony.
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