As Surrey County Council signs our Net Zero pledge and becomes UK100's newest member, Leader of Surrey County Council Cllr Tim Oliver outlines how he sees the council's role in the climate emergency and the action it is already taking.

Our Policy and Research Manager Karen Barrass outlines our response to the UK government's Transport Decarbonisation Plan and what it means for local authorities.

Planting trees and other efforts to recover natural destruction have a huge part to play in getting the country to Net Zero and bring a range of other benefits including creating good green jobs, boosting the economy and even cutting crime, says new research published by UK100.

West Midlands Combined Authority's Director of Inclusive Growth and Public Service Reform, Ed Cox, lays out why our International Net Zero Local Leadership Conference is a huge opportunity ahead of the UK’s Presidency of COP26.

Last week the Climate Change Committee (CCC) published its Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk, exploring what action is needed to move the country along to Net Zero. Our Network Membership Director Christopher Hammond lays out the key take-aways and what the report means for local climate action.

The G7 leaders pledged to ‘build back better’ in the Communique that came out from the Summit, held in Carbis Bay in Cornwall over the weekend 11-13th June. However, the details on how and what this will ultimately deliver, were scant.

In May, Government announced via the Queen’s Speech that it will bring forward its proposed Planning Bill.

Local authorities have an important role in delivering carbon emission reductions, not just in the areas of direct service delivery but as thought leaders and facilitators for the scale of change required to respond to the climate emergency.

The call to arms comes after our new report highlights the work councils across the UK have carried out to help achieve Net Zero.

There are now nearly 60 cross-party local leaders, representing 35% of the UK population, committed to meeting net zero at least five years earlier than Whitehall, as the former leader of Southampton City Council Christopher Hammond joins UK100 as Network Membership Director.