Governance for net zero project evaluation: Experiences from UK local authorities.

ABSTRACT: The United Kingdom has committed, through a legally-binding target, to achieve net zero emissions in the UK economy by 2050. The UK government envisages local authorities as being critical actors in achieving net zero. However, no coherent national guidance regarding net zero implementation exists for local governments. In the context of evolving national- and regional- scale energy planning, with the formation of Great British Energy, the National Energy System Operator and other bodies, local authorities will have an increasing role in energy planning. However, funding environments, human resources and technical capacity remain constrained. Strong governance mechanisms will be required to manage the socio-technical transition to a net zero future in the UK, and to engage with multiple ac

SUBMITTER: Kerr D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12932288 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature