UK100 writes to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities with recommendations for the National Planning Policy Framework to address the climate and ecological emergency, seize the economic opportunities that the transition to Net Zero presents and build communities and infrastructure resilient to the worst impacts of climate change.
Responding to the latest air quality statistics release from Defra, which reveals illegal levels of PM2.5 pollution across the UK, UK100’s Interim Chief Executive, Jason Torrance, calls for Ministers to finally listen to local leaders and experts to tackle the toxic crisis.
UK100's report argues that Birmingham, Camden, Hertfordshire, Leeds and Nottingham are leading the way on integrating climate and clean air policies but Ministers' "refusal to recognise the importance of joined-up policy making" is stalling wider progress.
On Friday, all the local authorities in Gloucestershire set a significant milestone by signing an agreement to work together on a county-wide project to tackle transport decarbonisation and achieve Net Zero emissions by 2045.
UK100 Chief Executive, Polly Billington, was invited to be a part of the panel at the official launch of Rt Hon Chris Skidmore OBE MP's Mission Zero Net Zero Review at King's College London on Monday alongside the Climate Minister, Graham Stuart MP.
UK100 welcome's the Net Zero Review's call for a "net zero local big bang" and the recognition that local authorities are vital to delivering the most successful version of Net Zero in the UK.
Responding to the government's new environmental targets, Jason Torrance, Assistant Chief Executive of UK100, says lives will be cut short by the lack of air quality ambition.
Responding to Ofgem's new five-year vision for Britain's energy network, which comes into force on April 1, 2023, Polly Billington, Chief Executive of UK100, calls it a "significant win" for local leaders.
UK100's End the wait. Insulate. report sets out a plan to redesign an existing Government scheme to reduce bills for some of the most vulnerable households as a new poll reveals the overwhelming majority of Brits are worried about paying their energy bills once the Government's Energy Price Guarantee scheme ends in March.