Liberal Democrat Controlled Cities Show Their Green Credentials

Heather Kidd has welcomed the news that every city in the Core Cities group under Liberal Democrat control has signed up to the 10:10 campaign. Bristol, Liverpool, Newcastle and Sheffield make up half the Core Cities group of England’s major regional cities.
The city regions represented by the city councils together have a population of over 5m, contain over 50,000 businesses and emit 40,406kt of carbon (or 7.8% of the UK total). The Liberal Democrat councils’ commitment therefore shows real leadership in these major cities.
Heather said “It is clear what is happening. Liberal Democrat run cities are green cities. It is so encouraging that every Core City controlled by the Liberal Democrats has signed up to the 10:10 campaign. Liberal Democrats run large amounts of urban Britain and are taking the lead in combating climate change in Bristol, Sheffield, Liverpool and Newcastle. The Government shamefully ducked the opportunity to demonstrate leadership on this issue, so it has been left to Liberal Democrat councils to show the way.”
The 10:10 campaign is one to get individuals, companies and institutions to reduce their carbon footprints by 10% during 2010. For more details about the 10:10 campaign visit http://www.1010uk.org