PECT Projects
Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT) has delivers groundbreaking and innovative projects of local, regional and national significance. We are working for a cleaner, greener, healthier city, enabling change for a sustainable future.
  • Environmental Education   ( 9 Articles )

    Environmental Education is a vital part of Peterborough’s ambition to become the UK’s Environment Capital. Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT) runs a number of projects in local schools to support the delivery of environmental education, and to help schools reduce their carbon footprint.

    To find out more about how PECT could support your school please contact Jill Foster, 01733 866 440,  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
     
  • Sustainable Business   ( 5 Articles )
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    Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT) is working with hundreds of businesses in Peterborough and across the East of England to help them cut their carbon footprint and increase profits.

  • Sustainable Communities   ( 28 Articles )

    Sustainable communities have safe green spaces, energy efficient houses, and high levels of community cohesion. Our projects enable local people to live in a greener way and encourage a feeling of community spirit between neighbours. 

  • Cutting Peterborough's Carbon Footprint   ( 7 Articles )
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    Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT) is working hard with our partners to reduce the carbon footprint of Peterborough.

  • Climate Change   ( 3 Articles )
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    Climate Change has been described as the biggest issue facing man-kind. It is a world-wide problem which will affect us all with extreme and unpredictable weather patterns. This will impact our daily lives from food production and the provision of drinking water to extreme flooding in some areas and extreme drought in others.

    In Peterborough we are working with our partners, including Peterborough City Council, to educate local people and encourage action to mitigate the effects of climate change.


  • Peterborough's Natural Environment   ( 6 Articles )
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    Peterborough has one of the highest ratios of green spaces per person of any city in the UK. Continuing to improve and enhance our natural environment is a key part of our work.

  • Sustainable Transport   ( 6 Articles )
    shanks millennium bridge part of the green wheel cycle route
    The Peterborough Green Wheel provides 45 miles of continuous cycle routes around the city. Peterborough is also one of three UK Sustainable Transport Demonstration Towns.

    Our aim is to make travelling by public transport, cycling, walking and car sharing more accessible so that sustainable travel becomes the first choice for local people.

  • Green Festival Squircle   ( 2 Articles )
     
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