The former leader of the Labour Party described Marvin Rees as a "climate leader" during a visit to Bristol today (Tuesday, April 5).
Ed Miliband had a tour of the Castle Park Energy Centre ahead of Bristol City Council's cabinet launching City Leap. Last week, the council announced it had chosen renewable energy firm Ameresco Ltd as its City Leap partner, with the two organisations forging a 50/50 joint venture.
The deal commits Ameresco to invest £424million in low-carbon energy infrastructure, such as heat networks and heat pumps, which will remove 140,000 of carbon across the city in the first five years of a 20-year agreement. Bristol City Council will grant access to its estate, with the American business retrofitting its social housing by 2030 and paying the authority a guaranteed £4.2million.
