Local Government and Legislation

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UK100 publish ‘Powers in Place’ – The handbook of local authority Net Zero powers

‘We currently have a situation where local powers to achieve Net Zero are theoretical rather than actual.’ says Jason Torrance, Interim Chief Executive at UK100, ‘Local authorities are achieving enormous change despite, not because of, the regulatory framework and the reluctance to resource them adequately to meet the challenge of climate change.

Features & Opinion Local Government

Cleaner air challenges in a rural authority setting

Headlines Local Government

DEFRA publish summary of responses to Air Quality Strategy Consultation

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Children get involved in promoting Council’s drive to clean up air around schools

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Sadiq Khan embarks on ULEZ expansion counter-offensive

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Londoners urged to check if they qualify for ULEZ scrappage scheme

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TRL Launches New Active Travel Audits Service for local authorities

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Third edition of the Air Quality News Procurement Guide

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Report tracks the carbon impact of households across London boroughs since 2001

A 2020 report, commissioned by the GLA and undertaken by University of Leeds, provided an assessment of consumption-based emissions for the Greater London area. Following this, London Councils and ReLondon asked the same university to conduct an analysis of consumption-based emissions across individual boroughs between 2001 – 2018, to provide an overview of trends across the last 20 years.