Plan for your (and the planet’s) future with Green Careers Week
This week is Green Careers Week, a chance to raise awareness about the amazing opportunities for Merton’s residents to get into green jobs and careers! We talk a lot about […]
Category Archives: Environment
Merton leads the way to Cleaner Construction
Merton’s Regulatory Services Partnership is helping to deliver the world’s first Low Emission Zone for Construction
Young Residents Create Content to Inspire Climate Action
In June, young residents worked with Merton Council’s Climate team and Towards Employment team to produce exciting and engaging content to encourage sustainable behaviour changes and climate action in Merton. […]
Energy Matters: Building the next generation of energy champions
Merton Council is working with schools and the community-led climate action group to fight fuel poverty and the climate crisis. The Energy Matters project, which is funded by the council, […]
Merton Council commits to climate action with additional £2 million funding
Merton Council have reaffirmed their commitment to tackling climate change with a £2 million investment in climate action. The announcement of the new funds – made at the first meeting […]
Help us to clean up the borough’s air
Merton residents are being called on to help tackle poor air quality in the borough. To mark Clean Air Day 2022 on Thursday 16 June, Merton Council is urging people […]
Support sustainable travel with bike hire scheme
Merton Council has teamed up with bike hire scheme Peddle My Wheels to offer residents the chance to discover a more sustainable way to travel. If you’ve wanted to get […]
Merton recognised as leading changemaker in public sector
Merton Council has won the Sustainable City Award for London’s Public Sector Organisational Changemaker of the Year for their ground-breaking work on the Cleaner Construction for London project. The project, […]
Highways to become ‘WildWays’ as Merton Council rolls out new scheme to boost local biodiversity
Merton Council is set to introduce 14 pilot WildWays sites on roadside grass verges across the borough this year. The council is committed to creating a cleaner, greener borough – a beautiful […]
Huge rollout of electric vehicle charge points planned in Merton as council wins £750k funding
At least 250 new charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) will be installed across Merton this year, after the council was successful in bidding for funding worth £750,000 from the […]