In UK100's Spending Review 2025 submission, we outline key priorities for accelerating local climate action as a network of councils committed to net zero. We call for targeted investment in local energy planning, community energy projects, senior planners, and council retrofit delivery capacity. The submission emphasises moving from short-term competitive funding to strategic, multi-year investment approaches.

In UK100's response to the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee's inquiry on community energy, we outlined five key priorities: establishing a stable policy environment through a national strategy, creating consistent funding streams, streamlining planning processes, building a sustainable and inclusive market with proper financial incentives, and enhancing technical support. As a network of 116 local authorities committed to rapid net zero transition, we emphasised the critical role of local leadership in scaling up community energy projects.

In UK100's response to the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee's inquiry on workforce planning for clean energy, we outlined three key priorities: establishing a coordinated national skills strategy through Skills England, empowering local authorities to drive green skills development with proper funding and support, and increasing investment in training and education. As a network of 116 local authorities committed to rapid net zero transition, we emphasised the need for standardised training programmes and clear career pathways.

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In our response to ofgem's consultation on the Regional Energy Strategic Plan (RESP) policy framework, we highlighted our support for RESP's bottom-up approach but emphasised the need for standardised local energy planning, better data consistency, increased local authority capacity, clear accountability frameworks, and effective stakeholder engagement to deliver regional energy strategies.

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In our response to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), we argued that the NPPF must prioritise climate change as the primary focus of planning. We called for stronger support for local climate action, explicit carbon impact assessments, and greater protection for carbon-sequestering habitats while emphasising the need to align with Net Zero goals.

UK100's latest report "Local Net Zero 2.0: The Moment to Deliver" welcomes the new government's clean energy, devolution and planning reform ambitions while exposing the inherited "broken local government system" that is hampering councils' ability to deliver on them.