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REGENERATION
Regeneration: The next decade of local energy leadership
By Andrew Spencer | 13 May 2026
Warm, efficient homes are no longer a niche housing or fuel poverty issue; they are becoming a defining place based mission for UK local leadership. The government’s £15bn Warm Homes Plan, alongsid...
CLIMATE EMERGENCY
Rethinking carbon offsetting: Why local government needs a radical new model
By Ross Lowrie | 05 May 2026
The North East’s experience shows that a credible, locally governed model for decarbonised growth...
HOUSING
The Warm Homes Plan: Why local leadership and early planning matter
By Paul Bourgeois | 26 February 2026
Councils that plan early and lead locally on retrofitting will be best placed to shape programmes...
ENERGY
Local energy, local control
By Eamon Grimes | 19 February 2026
Local authority investment in renewable electricity offers long-term budget stability and reduced...
NET ZERO
Whitehall sets up virtual meetings to clarify councils' net zero roles
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 19 December 2025
Whitehall has formed a virtual working group with local government officers to provide ‘clarity’ ...
NET ZERO
Future Forum North: Tackling net zero polarisation
By Martin Ford | 05 December 2025
A new approach is required to maintain public support for net zero projects, The MJ Future Forum ...
DEVOLUTION
Fragmented councils threaten English Devolution Bill success
By Simon Goacher | 30 October 2025
Simon Goacher says the rise of Reform UK and the shortcomings of the Government’s Devolution Bill...
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...
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