The UK government must show it is serious about tackling climate change according to Liverpool City Region’s Metro Mayor ahead of unveiling the region’s own five year plan.
Steve Rotheram said officials in Westminster need to put “their money where their mouth is and power into the hands of those who can deliver” as he prepares to lay out how Liverpool City Region’s combined authority (CA) will seek to tackle climate change over the next few years. Amid reports of the government moving away from its landmark climate spending pledge, Mr Rotheram said this could hamper his own target of making the city region net zero by 2040.
At its meeting later this week, the CA will be asked to approve the five year climate action plan which has been developed collectively with the city region’s six local authorities in Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral.
