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Collaboration on climate action

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By Darren Rodwell
| Local Government First
A new LGA report shares local innovation from abroad Councils are taking innovative steps to tackle climate change, including declaring climate emergencies, developing action plans and rolling out projects. However, they also face significant challenges, such as a lack of dedicated funding and uncertainty over financing options.
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Darren Rodwell: We need a royal commission on housing

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By Darren Rodwell
| Local Government Chronicle Verified
A royal commission could re-establish the fundamental link between housing and health, writes London Councils’ executive member for regeneration, housing & planning. Back in Victorian Britain, the atrocious conditions found in slum housing up and down the country were a major concern. In 1884 a panel of politicians, trade unionists, businessmen, bishops and Edward – the then Prince of Wales – took part in a royal commission on “the housing of the working classes”.
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first magazine for councillors

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By Darren Rodwell, Freya Roberts, David Renard Verified, Kevin Bentley
| Local Government First
Empowering councils to act locally would halve the cost of delivering net zero nationally. Just 5 per cent of the British public feel prepared for climate change, according to an LGA poll. The lack of support for councils in this Government’s Autumn Statement will see rising needs unmet and an estimated £4 billion shortfall by 2024. A life-size white elephant called HS2 greeted us as we arrived to support so many of our inspiring councillors at the Green Party Conference in Brighton in October.
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