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Glasgow Live
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Sarah Hilley

Glasgow council needs £40 billion to reach net zero targets by 2030

A huge £40 billion is needed by Glasgow City Council to meet its net zero emission targets by 2030.

The amount almost 20 times what the council spends annually on its services with this year’s ‘net service expenditure’ standing at about £1.9 billion.

Scottish Greens councillor Lana Reid-McConnell told a meeting yesterday it needs to be all “hands on deck” to get plans underway to secure finance.

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