Cornwall is to become the first "net zero" area of the UK with new town centre and landscape regeneration funding, after Boris Johnson vowed there will be a lasting "legacy" of this week’s G7 summit. Ministers will allocate over £65 million of the Government’s Town Deal funding pot to Penzance, St Ives and Camborne, which they say will "level up" the area and boost its green credentials. Money will also be spent on a "major land restoration and regeneration programme across 21,000 hectares", which will involve planting trees, restoring peat, improving water quality and recreating scarce habitats.


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