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West Midlands Combined Authority

… where its efforts will contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)7. This will help the region to both benchmark against and learn from local partners. Figure 5 - SDG Wheel alongside WMCA's Inclusive Growth Framework Throughout this section of the document, you will see icons which denote which SDGs relate to how the West Midlands will meet the climate change challenge8…

… and make the devolution case to Government. 10. Pursuing energy devolution so that we can combine a shift to sustainable energy with a medium-term reduction in fuel poverty. We will work closely with Energy Capital around the need for devolution of resources and responsibilities to support this, for example securing devolution of Energy Company Obligation funding to the WMCA. These are just…

…. • Sustained protests led by Extinction Rebellion and Youth Strike 4 Climate: both movements have organised local and national protests and other types of action to draw attention to the need to address climate breakdown. Whilst not everyone has been won over, the issue is justifiably a high priority among a majority of people of all ages. Both movements have asked Government to meet the reality…

…, 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…

…) has already started the process of reviewing the strategy, with climate emergency as one of its key themes. This is partly about ensuring credible, sustainable public transport, partly about reducing demand, but also, ensuring that the region is able to balance the delivery of goods to people and businesses with the need to create safe spaces for people to walk and 20 11. See https…