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POLICY AND POLITICS

Edinburgh to miss 2030 net zero target

By Joe Lepper | 22 October 2025

Edinburgh City Council will not meet its ambition to be net zero by 2030, according to a report d...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Councils warn of 'devastating' axing of net zero fund

By Dan Peters | 07 October 2025

Councils have warned of the ‘devastating’ impact after the Government failed to commit further in...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Consensus emerges over statutory climate change duty

By Joe Lepper | 02 October 2025

A ‘clear consensus’ has emerged among councils for the sector to be subject to a statutory climat...

HOUSING

Future Forum Midlands: 'Conceptual chance' of meeting housing targets

By Ann McGauran | 12 September 2025

The Government’s new housing targets ‘are a better balance across the country’ with ‘a conceptual...

HOUSING

Warmer Homes London: A blueprint for greener, healthier, and fairer communities

By Brenda Dacres | 10 September 2025

Mete Coban and Brenda Dacres explain how Warmer Homes London is uniting boroughs, housing provide...

REFORM UK CONFERENCE

Reform council leaders set out 'clean up' achievements

By Ann McGauran | 06 September 2025

The leaders of four Reform UK controlled county councils took to the platform at their national p...

ENERGY

Why local authorities are key to the UK's energy future

By Dr Sivachidambaram Pichumani | 11 August 2025

As the UK phases out the use of fossil fuels, Dr Sivachidambaram Pichumani presents a decision-ma...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Expect a long wait until councils hit net zero

By Heather Jameson | 08 August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

Not zero: Core cities admit they will fail to hit ambitious climate targets

By Dan Peters | 07 August 2025

Core cities have called for billions of pounds of investment to transition to net zero after admi...

NET ZERO

Warning over scrapping net zero targets

By Martin Ford | 29 July 2025

Councillors have been warned that attempts to ditch net zero targets could be stymied by Governme...