London: An international climate change summit will demand that the Government gives local and regional authorities more power in order to achieve a net-zero UK.
The International Net Zero Local Leadership Summit will see 32 cross-party mayors and local leaders from across the UK call for powers and resources to be devolved from Whitehall to shape local energy markets, decarbonise transport and tackle emissions for homes and offices.
Arranged by Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street and UK100, a body representing over 100 authority leaders, the event has been compared to the Paris City Hall Declaration in 2015, which paved the way for the Paris Climate Agreement at COP21.
Alongside the local and regional leaders, the conference will be addressed by Alok Sharma MP, president elect of COP26, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng MP and the Mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcett. A joint communiqué will be signed by 32 leaders at the summit providing concrete examples of “urgent policy changes” that would help local and regional authorities deliver net zero – including a ‘power shift’. Businesslive.UK
