The latest data has been described as 'absolutely dire'
Manchester cut its carbon emissions by 12 pc in 2020, according to new data which shows that the city fell short of its targets even during Covid lockdowns. The data published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is said to be the most accurate data available on emissions.
Councillors were warned this week that if these latest estimates are correct, Manchester will have already exceeded its five-year carbon budget as a city. Speaking at a Manchester council scrutiny meeting on Thursday , Labour councillor Annette Wright described the situation as 'absolutely dire'.She said: "It's worse than a lot of people anticipated these figures were going to be. This was the lockdown. We're in an absolutely dire situation now.
But the city is on track to miss its first major milestone of halving emissions by 2025, meaning that a 16 pc reduction is now required every year until 2038 by which point Greater Manchester has committed to becoming carbon neutral. It comes a month after the scrutiny committee was warned that the city is set to blow its carbon budget for the rest of this century within the next five years.
Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service after the meeting, council leader Bev Craig said the town hall will bring forward its carbon cutting targets, but acknowledged that this only accounts for 2 to 3 pc of the city's emissions. She said: "As a city, collectively, we aren't where we want to be.
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