Together Declaration

Net Zero zealots are using city residents as guinea pigs Birmingham has announced plans to become a “20mph city” - but where do ideas like this come from? Billionaire-backed networks such as C40 Cities help promote far-reaching Net Zero transport policies across urban government - including measures intended to reduce private-car use Their influence can extend well beyond their formal membership as policies and targets spread from city to city Andy Burnham, as Mayor of Greater Manchester, signed a major C40 transport declaration. His campaign to transfer still more power to regional mayors should be examined in that wider context: policies never clearly put to voters in a national manifesto can be introduced locally, often with limited public debate or parliamentary scrutiny