… area was the first in the country to declare a climate emergency and, whereas the UK government has outlined its net zero 2050 goal, I’ve set our region the more ambitious target to hit net zero by 2040 – at least a decade before national government. While some may doubt our potential to achieve this – I believe that if anywhere is capable of achieving it, then it’s the Liverpool City Region…
… of us, however, I’ve always believed that in every challenge, lies an even greater opportunity. Steve Rotheram Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram with a new publicly owned train that can be powered by battery 4 Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Five Year Climate Action Plan Achieving net zero in the Liverpool City Region requires us all to work…
… declared a Climate Emergency and all are taking targeted, local action on hundreds of different aspects of the climate challenge. They are working together as the Combined Authority to share ideas, lessons learned and to help each other to make faster progress to achieve net zero. The fight against climate change is of course a huge threat and a challenge for us all, but in choosing to act we…
… can also seize new opportunities. By investing in clean energy and putting our region at the forefront of the green industrial revolution we can not only address the climate emergency but create thousands of new jobs, grow our local economy, and create new opportunities for skills development, training and innovation from which we can all benefit. We know that taking action on net zero also…
… has other important benefits – for example, our £100m housing retrofit schemes have reduced energy bills for some of our most vulnerable residents, whilst keeping their homes cool in summer and warmer in winter to protect their health. In our City Region we have all the ingredients to lead the way in the UK’s journey to net zero, and along the way we can build the sustainable and fair…