Seven cities on a Zero Carbon Journey
(WorldNews Environment)

Ambitious Manchester In 2019 Manchester decided to become a zero carbon city by 2038. At city level, this means capping total emissions at 15 million tonnes of CO2 between 2018-2100 based on a science-based `carbon budget` in line with the Paris Agreement. Therefore, Manchester need to halve their emissions between 2018 and 2022 - a 13% reduction every year. Manchester is not only looking at its direct emissions, but also at consumption-based emissions as...