The Local Net Zero Accelerator programme is helping combined authorities to access private investment to deliver net zero projects via the rollout of three pilot schemes.
Greater Manchester and West Midlands are receiving £12 million to combine multiple net zero projects across the energy, housing and transport sectors to help secure private investment in a long-term, sustainable way.
York and North Yorkshire is receiving £2 million to secure a strategic business partnership to accelerate decarbonisation. The intention is to replicate the success of the Bristol City Leap project, an innovative public-private partnership that secured significant investment into Bristol’s energy system.