Transcript LGA conference presentation

GET
SERIOUS
ABOUT
CO2
Campaigning for local action
to tackle climate change
• Councils have a central role to play
in delivering solutions
• There are huge benefits to local
action to tackle climate change –
create jobs and slash fuel bills
• More money and support is
needed to help councils act
Birmingham
Councils fromManchester
all
political parties
Durham
have signed up to
emissions cutsPlymouth
in their area of Islington
at least
Bristol
Harrogate
Harrow
Haringey
Leeds
Brighton
& Hove
and have agreed
to draw up a
Climate
Change Action Plan
York
Suffolk
40%
by 2020
How local carbon budgets would work
Council measures local emissions and undertakes a local situation report
Council and Government negotiate a fair cap on emissions
in the local area - a local carbon budget
Council works with national government and local stakeholders
to draw up a climate change strategy
Council works with partners to implement
the climate change strategy
GET
SERIOUS
ABOUT
CO2
Campaigning for
Local Carbon budgets legislation
in this session of Parliament
Lib Dem backing
Pledge: A local carbon budget for every
local authority: that caps CO2 in the local
area in line with the scientific demands for
emissions cuts and local circumstances.
Conservative Party backing
“On behalf of Greg Clark, Caroline Spelman and
myself, I can confirm that we recognise the need
for local carbon budgets as part of the
implementation of the Climate Change Act.
Oliver Letwin,
Government Minister and policy advisor to PM
28 April 2010
Chris Huhne,
Secretary of State for Energy
and Climate Change
27 April 2010
Councils’ ‘offer’ to Government
“I want to ask
you to put forward
an ‘offer’,
outlining how
local and central
government
can work together
to meet our national
climate change
targets.”
National support
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