In 2019, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, led by the Metro Mayor, Steve Rotheram, declared a climate emergency and set an ambitious target for us to be carbon neutral by 2040. Broadly speaking, this means that the amount of carbon we generate through how we live our lives (e.g. how we heat our homes, travel around etc.) is offset by the amount of carbon we absorb, meaning the overall amount of carbon emitted into the atmosphere from our city region is zero.
Reaching this net zero target will require big changes in various aspects of life between now and 2040, many of which are already planned, such as the end of sales of petrol cars by 2030. They are in the process of developing an action plan which will help us to reach that goal and are keen to know how our citizens feel about these forthcoming changes and about issues pertaining to climate change more broadly.
They recently launched their engagement and would love you to get involved by:
- Completing the survey and share the link with your networks so that as many people as possible can have their say.
- Sharing the youth-version of their survey with any young people in your networks.
They would really value your input into this engagement and the insights you provide will be vital in helping to shape the Net Zero 2040 Action Plan.