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      <title>High school students and Leckhampton Rovers score goal with new sustainability trail app</title>
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      <description>In an inspiring initiative, students from 13 local schools will step into the shoes of international negotiators at a mock COP30 climate conference, scheduled for 13 November 2025, in Cheltenham.</description>
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      <description>Cheltenham Borough Council have launched the CheltenhamZero Business fund totalling £36,655 - offering grants of up to £5,000 per Cheltenham business to support their carbon reduction journey.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:55:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Upcoming grant and further support to help local business cut their carbon emissions</title>
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      <title>Local schools take over climate negotiations in mock COP29 conference </title>
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      <description>Students from 14 local schools will take on the role of negotiating teams during the United Nations climate change conference (COP29) at a valuable youth climate summit.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Cheltenham businesses awarded funds to improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon and save money </title>
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      <description>19 Cheltenham businesses receive a share of £120k fund supporting projects which address low carbon transitions and improving energy efficiency</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:38:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Climate Changemakers take local action in Cheltenham</title>
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      <description>A pioneering programme in Cheltenham is empowering residents to become active participants in tackling climate change.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 10:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Cheltenham’s climate pathway to net zero reviewed and updated for 2024</title>
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      <description>Cheltenham’s aim to become a net zero borough by 2030 sees fresh commitment as the council reviews its Climate Emergency Action Plan from 2019.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 14:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Fantastic progress has been made to reduce our climate footprint</title>
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      <description>Our climate team has been working closely with other teams, as well as external partners and members of the public, to create and implement various climate adaption and mitigation schemes.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Cheltenham small and medium-sized enterprises can now kickstart their net zero journey with supercharged support and grants up to £10k.</description>
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