DPM: ‘I believe in local government’
Local leaders quizzed government ministers about devolution, adult social care, homelessness, special needs education and transport, climate change and roads at last week’s LGA Councillors’ Forum.
climate change
A third of local areas in the UK just experienced their hottest year on record
Climate charity Carbon Copy, in partnership with Professor Ed Hawkins at the University of Reading, has just released the latest update to the local climate warming stripes – the iconic blue and red graphic representation of the reality of our heating planet.
Red tape ‘stopping local climate action’
A bureaucratic system of bid-funding is hampering efforts to reach net-zero targets, according to a new survey for the LGA.
Coastal water-quality concerns
A continuing deterioration in coastal water quality is affecting residents’ health and impacting local industries, such as tourism and fishing, the LGA’s Coastal Special Interest Group (SIG) has warned.
Climate change ‘already affecting health’
The health impacts of climate change are already being felt locally and globally, and these risks will accelerate, says a recent report from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
Uphill progress on climate change
For the first time, local government had a proper seat at the top table with the other negotiators at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, and was saluted by many who now see the sector as at the heart of climate action.
Acting on climate change
Empowering councils to act locally would halve the cost of delivering net zero nationally.
Helping councils decarbonise
As a country, as a planet, we must reach net zero carbon emissions – but that is certainly easier said than done.
Public ‘not prepared for climate change’
Just 5 per cent of the British public feel prepared for climate change, according to an LGA poll.