Greater Manchester Combined Authority declared a climate emergency in July 2019, and has set a carbon neutrality target of 2038.
Its approach is to act as a convenor, bringing together not just the 10 local councils, but also the three largest universities, business community, wider public sector including health, social care, police and fire, and community groups working in areas such as retrofitting homes and local community energy generation.
Its 2019-2020 environment report says the authority has taken a “mission based approach” to the 2038 target, which “rather than focusing on particular sectors, focuses on problem specific challenges” – including energy, natural capital and communications – “with task and finish groups working on the challenges.”
