Lib Dems in B&NES are calling for local Government to be given more

powers to help tackle climate change.

Local Councillors joined hundreds of others across the country in backing a letter to the Prime Minister and the COP26 climate change summit, highlighting the urgent need to put words into action.

Councillor Sarah Warren, the B&NES Cabinet member for Climate and Sustainable Transport, said: “What the country has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic will pale in comparison to the economic and social impacts of climate breakdown, if we do not take action immediately. The latest UK Climate Risk Assessment concluded that the UK is “woefully underprepared” for the impacts of climate change that will hit the country.

“The UK’s net zero targets can only be achieved if Government and local

authorities work seamlessly together.”