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West Midlands Combined Authority

…, Energy & HS2 2 of a zero carbon standard for new builds. 4. Creating breathable places, including big ambitions for tree planting programme with one tree for each resident, as well as building on Wildlife Ways and advancing plans to establish a West Midlands ‘national park’. 5. A number of behaviour change campaigns at- scale, including on single-use plastics, energy use, waste…

… the sale of fossil fuel powered vehicles by 2040 – are delivered. • Clean Growth identified as a Grand Challenge at the heart of the UK Industrial Strategy: with clean growth identified as a Grand Challenge, with missions to at least halve the energy use of new buildings by 2030 and establish the world’s first net-zero carbon industrial cluster by 2040 and at least 1 low- carbon cluster by 2030…

…, it should be easy and affordable to keep it at a comfortable temperature (encompassing heating and cooling). Investing into the energy performance of buildings can help to achieve this, addressing homelessness, fuel poverty and waste. 16 6. Make space for sustainable transport: space is precious, and how we use it for travel needs to reflect our priorities. Alongside tackling climate…

… in energy poverty cannot afford energy to meet their needs, and often have to choose what to do without: transport, hot food, or a warm home. The poor energy efficiency of many homes contributes to this dilemma. There are 1.7 million existing houses in the West Midlands, and at least 200,000 of these are in ‘energy poverty’. In order for everyone to stay on the journey to 2041, people must be able…

…’ for the region Launch communications campaign to celebrate the pride and skill of ‘green jobs’ Secure devolution of Energy Company Obligation funding to WMCA Learn from existing clean air policies and expand in line with network improvements Explore partnership with DWP to pilot proactive welfare support for people in at-risk industries Secure resource to drive energy efficiency…