News updates about our progress towards net zero

Norfolk's Electric Vehicle infrastructure has been given another boost today with an application to the Norfolk Infrastructure Fund for £175,000 to improve the provision of charging points across the County approved by Cabinet.

Norfolk County Council has received confirmation of an extra £11.4 million funding from the Department for Transport (Dft) to electrify bus services in Norwich. This means a total of 70 zero-emission buses will be arriving in Norwich next year along with Roundtree Way bus depot becoming one of the first two fully electric bus depots outside of London.

Companies wanting to break into the offshore wind industry can apply to an award-winning technology acceleration programme based in the East of England for the first time.

Carbon-cutting transport schemes are set for a £29 million boost in Norfolk, despite the tough financial climate.

Norfolk County Council can confirm today that EB Charging has won the contract to install on street charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) in Norwich.

Norfolk County Council has been successful in securing £171,545 from the Government's annual Air Quality Grant. The money will be used to create an e-cargo bike library, helping local businesses in Norfolk to cut operating costs while lowering their emissions.

From Monday 6 February, people living North of Norwich have another way to access the UEA and the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital using the bus, thanks to a brand-new service.

A pop-up exhibition in Sea Palling is set to commemorate the 1953 Floods that rocked the village on their 70th anniversary.

Norfolk County Council has welcomed news that Government funding has been awarded to a key project aimed at improving transport and travel links in the Southgates area of King's Lynn.

Norfolk County Council has been successful in securing £657,388 funding from Active Travel England to support the improvement of active travel options across the County.

People living in Thorpe St Andrew, Thorpe End, Rackheath, Salhouse, Wroxham and Watton will benefit from enhanced evening bus services operated by Konectbus and funded by money secured from the Department for Transport.

As the nation celebrates National Tree Week (26 November - 4 December 2022) which marks the start of the tree planting season, Norfolk County Council is preparing to plant more than 75,000 young trees and hedges across the county.