RESEARCH PROJECT FOR CARBON FREEDOM
Climate Action Best Practices in UK Cities
December 2020
Many UK cities have been recognised locally and internationally for their groundbreaking work on climate action. They have positioned themselves as leaders, putting in place and acting upon ambitious emissions reductions targets aligned with the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global temperature increase to 1.5°C. At the same time, these cities have and continue to face many challenges in meeting the ambitious targets that they have set.
There is much about climate action that British cities can learn from one another and that local governments around the world can learn from them. With this in mind, this report shares insights and provides best practice recommendations from case studies of 12 UK local governments: Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, and Somerset.
The 1000 Cities for Carbon Freedom Initiative is undergoing a comprehensive research project that scans all the climate action plans for the world’s most prominent cities. This research project will serve as a roadmap for our planet. It will highlight a list of the cities which are achieving sufficient standards to meet the Paris Accord, as well as, determine where and how cities need climate action support and technical assistance in order to improve their target ambitions to meet the 1000 Cities targets and align with the Paris Agreement.
Together, we can create achievable and ambitious climate action plans for our world’s cities. Creating a renewable, zero emissions world.