Reform-led Durham county council scraps climate emergency pledge

Durham is thought to be the first local authority to rescind its declaration, in a move condemned as a 'very dark day'A Reform-led council is thought to have become the first in the UK to rescind its climate emergency declaration, a move condemned as "a very dark day" for the authority.Durham county council, which has had an overwhelming Reform majority since the May local elections, passed a motion to rescind a declaration made in 2019 More than 300 local authorities have declared a climate emergency. Continue reading...