'It is vital councils do as much as they can': How prepared are UK local authorities for net zero?

Michael Holder
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Solar panels being installed on West Berkshire council buildings in 2020 | Credit: Abundance
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Solar panels being installed on West Berkshire council buildings in 2020 | Credit: Abundance

Vast majority of councils across UK have published climate action plans, but they remain of 'varying quality and ambition', new assessment finds

More than 80 per cent of local authorities across the UK have published plans to tackle the climate emergency, but only two-thirds have set net zero targets for their areas for 2050 or sooner, an independent,...

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