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Regional leaders from 41 local auhtorites have committed to cutting council emissions to ‘net zero’ by 2030, and emissions from their communities by 2045.
However, the cross-party group is calling on the Government to give local authorities more powers, if the ambitious target is to be achieved.
The Greater London Authority, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Liverpool City Council, Newcastle City Council, Sheffield City Region and West Midlands Combined Authority are among those that have made the new pledge, which has been co-ordinated by UK100.
The authorities represent more than 20 million people, almost a third of the UK’s population, including all tiers of local government, all regions in England, and Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland.