Our Policy team is working with partners to develop a framework supporting local authorities to achieve net zero in a way that aligns with and supports national ambition on net zero. The project was awarded funding under Innovate UK’s ‘Net Zero Living Programme’.
Work started in February 2024 to establish a governance framework to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the local level, aligning with national climate change objectives and accounting and reporting protocols. The project, known as ‘locally determined contributions,’ builds upon the findings of the Skidmore Review of the UK’s net zero strategy, which emphasised the critical role of local government leadership and place-based actions in addressing the climate crisis.
Although the initial project will be based and driven by partners across Cambridgeshire, it is anticipated that the resulting framework will serve as a model for local authority roadmaps nationwide. CCE will work with the following partners to create the framework: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, Cambridge City Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council, Huntingdon District Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council, and Collaborate CIC.
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