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Southwark’s Tiny Forests – Cllr James McAsh

Islington’s bold vision for cleaner, greener, healthier streets – Cllr Rowena Champion

Warm homes and spas for all – Cllr Zion Lights

The need for investment in Green Futures infrastructure to secure UK economic recovery and deliver Net Zero – Cllr Jim O’Boyle

Lambeth’s Kerbside Strategy – Cllr Rezina Chowdhury

Malcolm Powers writes about the importance engaging local communities in the fight against climate change

Cllr Tom Hayes writes about what you can do once your council has declared a climate emergency

Cllr Johnson Situ writes about how Southwark is honouring the legacy of Ada Salter

Cllr Tudor Evans writes about Plymouth Sound’s National Marine Park

Dan Jarvis MP writes about how Sheffield City Region is tackling the climate crisis

Cllr Sam Corcoran, Leader of Cheshire East Council, writes about how climate change challenges can be tackled locally

Cllr Nick Forbes writes about the role of local government in tackling climate change

Cllr Waseem Zaffar writes about Birmingham City Council’s Clean Air Zone

Cllr Christopher Hammond shares Southampton’s experiences of partnership working through the Green City Charter

Cllr Paul Davies shares how Kirklees Council are tackling the climate emergency

Cllr Louise Gittins, Leader of Cheshire West & Chester Council shares her reflections following her attendance at COP26.

Cllr Claire Holland outlines Lambeth’s approach to tackling the climate emergency

Cllr Tom Hayes writes about Oxford City Council’s Zero Carbon summit

Stephen Morgan MP, Shadow Communities Minister explains how local authorities will be on the front line of proliferating change when it comes to the climate emergency

Cllr Rosa Bolger writes about working from Opposition in West Oxfordshire to tackle the Climate Emergency

Cllr Tom Hayes sets out how divestment can work

Hannah Lazell, Political Advisor to the LGA Labour Group, writes about Waltham Forest’s Mini Holland

Cllr Amanda Serjeant sets out how Chesterfield Borough Council is responding to the climate emergency

Cllr Claire Holland, Leader of Lambeth Council, writes about how Net Zero can’t happen without local government

Cllr Shaun Davies, Leader of Telford and Wrekin Council, shares how they are tackling the climate emergency

Martha Lauchlan gives her top reads about communicating the climate crisis in an inclusive way

Cllr Rachel Blake talks about the impacts that climate change has had in Tower Hamlets

Cllr Georgia Gould writes about Camden’s Citizen’s Assembly

Dan Jarvis MP writes about the South Yorkshire Ownership Hub

Cllr Danny Thorpe discusses how their evidence base report has shaped their plan for carbon neutrality

Martha Lauchlan, the LGA Labour Group’s Political Administrator, reflects on Labour Party conference

Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz, Mayor of Newham, writes about how Newham Council is tackling the climate emergency

Martha Lauchlan writes about why studies linking climate change to public health impacts are so important

Kerry McCarthy MP explores the opportunities that life in lockdown has brought about for green methods of transport

Hannah from the LGA Labour Group office shares some useful reading material on climate change and local government

The LGA Labour Group exists to fight the corner for Labour councillors at a national level, both within the cross-party Local Government Association and with the Labour Party at Westminster. The Group provide a strong voice for Labour councillors and act as a platform for ideas and innovation for all those committed to an effective localist element to Labour politics and policies.