Environment

Refuges have been set up in the county for the country's only native species of crayfish

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Improving air quality: EU acceptance of the Gothenburg Protocol amendment in sight

On 17 July, the Council adopted a decision[1] accepting on behalf of the European Union an amendment to the 1999 Gothenburg Protocol to reduce emissions of air pollutants globally. The EU is now ready to formally accept the amendment.

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North West awarded £1 million funding for natural flood scheme

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Protecting climate: EU gives green light to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol

On 17 July, the Council adopted a decision to conclude, on behalf of the EU, the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol that will ensure the protection of the climate from the powerful greenhouse gases hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). With this decision...

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