Forget Cop - local climate action can bring more tangible results | Letter

Annette Gorst-Unsworth says she invests in community energy groups that are making a difference in her areaCop28 ended with yet more dashed hopes on fossil fuels, with a watered-down call for countries to move away from them rather than phasing them out (Report, 14 December). I feel ashamed and frustrated that our government doesn't seem to grasp the urgency of the climate emergency, and we see it repeatedly rowing back on net zero targets and perfectly workable carbon-reduction initiatives.Thankfully, in spite of the hostility that the government has shown towards renewable energy in the last decade, many communities across the country have banded together to build clean-energy projects in their local area. Community Energy England counts as many as 500 community groups around the UK that have installed solar panels in schools, introduced insulation programmes on their streets and provided free advice to those in fuel poverty. Continue reading...