Why collaborate?
Nation pledges, local government delivers. Because this is where it all happens.
With increased devolution, local government has the capacity to set policy, shape local areas, and transform our lives. It is at the heart of building and improving homes, providing social care, managing our parks and green spaces, and investing in our transport and energy infrastructure. And local authorities have a unique power to bring people together, from local communities and councilors to businesses and change-makers.
There is increasing evidence on how effective collaboration and partnership working can be in leveraging transformative change. It is why encouraging collaboration was a priority when we designed the net zero navigator. Without collaboration the required system-wide shifts are unlikely to happen fast enough to avoid climate breakdown…Read more