Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeMayors are urging the Government to devolve their powers so authorities can individually tackle climate change ahead of COP26. The Climate Change Committee recently estimated that local authorities can influence around one third of the emissions in their local areas through place shaping and partnerships. The local leaders’ summit, hosted in Birmingham, is described by its convenors as a “key milestone” ahead of the UK-hosted global climate change summit being hosted in Glasgow in November. The Government hops to get the country to net zero by 2050, with a 78% reduction in emissions by 2035 compared with 1990 levels. He will say: “We’re urging all cities and regions to join the Race to Zero – the United Nations’ campaign to reach net zero by 2050 at the latest.

Source: Daily Mirror July 12, 2021 22:52 UTC