Six inspiring speakers, from an MP and a leading anti-racism campaigner, came together on 20 January to address what needs to change in the fight against air pollution, which, like Covid-19 disproportionately affects communities of colour.
Our Campaigns Officer and COP26 Lead Talia Berriman introduces our ambitious new pledge and how it links to COP26 progress and the global community committed to reaching Net Zero
London’s Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy, Shirley Rodrigues, lays out the Green New Deal, the local projects it supports and how achieving its ambitions cannot happen without London’s boroughs.
As Belfast launches its first Climate Plan, the city’s Resilience Commissioner Grainia Long describes the importance of sound analysis, the potential of ‘multiple problems solvers’, and the power of genuine collaboration.
On 10 December, we launched our new Net Zero pledge and a year of activity in support of the ambition and commitment of local authorities to reach Net Zero asap in a way that benefits their communities.
Leader of Glasgow City Council Councillor Susan Aitken tells UK100 why Scotland’s biggest city has joined Race To Zero, and what opportunity it holds for local authorities on the road to COP26.
Sophie Lethier’s November parliamentary update covers her analysis of the Chancellor’s Spending Review and an update on the Pensions Schemes Bill and Financial Services Bill.
As we gear up to launch our new, more ambitious pledge on 10 December, keynote speaker Nigel Topping, High Level Climate Action Champion for COP26, urges local authorities to sign up to the Race to Zero campaign.
As we set off on the local pathway to COP26, UK100 Director Polly Billington talks about why local authorities hold the key to the UK’s Net Zero ambition, and why we’re signing up members to a new, more ambitious pledge.
We spoke with Maxine Narburgh, Regional Manager of the Greater South East Energy Hub about how it supports local authorities implementing clean energy projects. Here she talks about how a ‘Net Zero energy family’ is taking shape
