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.
Hywel Lloyd outlines the engagement that UK100 has had with the UK's Distribution Network Operators to ensure that local authority energy planning is considered in their plans for the future of the electricity networks.
Reflecting on last year's achievements, Cllr Phil Williams explores how Three Rivers District Council has managed to achieve one of the highest recycling rates in England at 63.1% in 2020/21.
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
Following our International Net Zero Local Leadership Conference in July, guest panellist Jane Burston, Executive Director of the Clean Air Fund, explains how action on Net Zero will improve air quality (and how action on air pollution will help to deliver Net Zero)
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.