Climate crisis: can councils deliver on bold promises to cut emissions?

Many councils have committed to going carbon neutral, but they lack the power and funds to take effective citywide actionJessie Sims is one of 600 people in Stroud, Gloucestershire, to have had their homes retrofitted to make them more energy efficient. In 2013, the district council replaced the windows and doors, insulated the loft and floors, and installed solar panels on the roof as part of its programme to become carbon neutral by 2030."I think it's brilliant," she says. "I used to have an old-fashioned storage heater, which cost a fortune to turn on and didn't work well. Now it's cosy and I've halved my fuel bills." Continue reading...