climate change

Action to tackle climate change ongoing

Published on Monday 10 March 2025 at 12:19 pm

The Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 and set a goal to be carbon neutral by 2030.

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Successful steps made to tackle climate change

Published on Friday 12 July 2024 at 10:52 am

Over the past year, the council have been continuing with their vow to lower the borough’s greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to a global call to tackle the impact of them.

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Food waste collections for all residents

Published on Tuesday 9 July 2024 at 1:25 pm

Blackburn with Darwen borough council will begin collecting residents’ food waste from June 2026, with businesses of 10 employees or more expected to arrange for their own food waste to be collected before then.

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Blackburn with Darwen is ‘A-list’ on climate action!

Published on Tuesday 14 November 2023 at 12:59 pm

The borough has been crowned as a Climate Action Leader by international environmental impact non-profit CDP – the highest rating possible.

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Blackburn schoolchildren ‘coin it in’ following Jubilee tree planting

Published on Thursday 16 June 2022 at 2:45 pm

Children from a Blackburn primary school have been presented with a Young Forestry Award and commemorative coins recognising their Jubilee tree planting efforts.

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Charge on the go across Blackburn and Darwen

Published on Wednesday 24 July 2019 at 10:04 am

More electric car chargers have been introduced across Council car parks in the borough.

People with electric or hybrid vehicles can now charge up in five different car parks in Blackburn and Darwen.

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