Bristol is “influencing the United Nations” and helping shape global policymaking, according to a new council bid to strengthen the city’s international links.
Bristol City Council is aiming to attract foreign investors to fund major public works needed to cut carbon emissions and tackle climate change, amid concern that not enough funding is coming from Westminster. Mayor Marvin Rees also said the city is “providing leadership on global values” like human rights.
The council’s cabinet is expected to sign off a refreshed international strategy on Tuesday, September 6. First written in 2017, the 10-year strategy is being updated to reflect major changes like Brexit and Covid-19, and it sets out how the city wants to appear on the world stage.
