UK100 is delighted to unveil Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, and Richard Clewer, Leader of Wiltshire Council and Chair of the Countryside Climate Network, as our first-ever Co-presidents.
May 5 is an opportunity to elect local councillors who understand the scale of action we need to accelerate Net Zero, help residents with their energy bills and avert climate disaster.
Cllr Lorna Dupré reflects on Cambridgeshire County Council's new Climate Change & Environment Strategy, which commits to reach Net Zero in the Council's own operations by 2030 and across the whole county by 2045.
So near to Christmas the last thing you want to do is read another COP26 blog, but here's why it still matters. Our Network Membership Director Christopher Hammond explores what COP26 means for local government in 2022.
There are now 93 cross-party local leaders, representing over half of the UK population and more than 34 million people, committed to meeting Net Zero at least five years earlier than government.
The wolves of climate change are at our door - not in 2050, not in 2030, but right now. We must take urgent, meaningful action and councils have to be at the forefront of delivering the Net Zero agenda.
Cllr Phélim Mac Cafferty, Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council, explores why all eyes are on global leaders to deliver on climate promises at COP26, and why local government's role at the summit is critical
London's Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy Shirley Rodrigues outlines how the capital is delivering on climate and clean air and, with COP26 only two months away, why we need to put pressure on world leaders to deliver ambitious climate action.
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.
