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The Blueprint Coalition 

We are calling on the government to support local authorities in delivering climate action with a joined-up approach that helps nature’s recovery and tackles inequalities across the country. Action at the local level will be crucial in delivering healthier communities and a stronger more resilient economy by linking recovery to net zero emissions and nature restoration.

ADEPT is part of an influential coalition of local government organisations, environmental groups, and research organisations. Together, we published a Blueprint for accelerating climate action and a green recovery at the local level in December 2020. This set out the national leadership, policies, powers and funding needed to empower local authorities to deliver at scale, working together with communities and businesses. An updated summary document was published in July 2022. 

You can find out more about the Blueprint Coalition here and find our joint publications. 

About the campaign

This campaign is about securing more powers and resources for councils to take action on climate change and nature restoration. It has five key aims:

  1. Invest in low-carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure including public transport, renewable energy and electric vehicle charging
  2. Support reskilling, retraining and research to accelerate the move to a net-zero economy
  3. Upgrade our homes to ensure they are fit for the future
  4. Make it easy for people to walk, cycle, and work remotely
  5. Accelerate tree planting, peatland restoration, green spaces and other green infrastructure

How to show your support

if you are one of the 130+ local authorities that is already supporting the work of the Blueprint Coalition - thank you.

If you would like to support the Blueprint Coalition and the aims, please complete the form below.

Note: Signing up indicates broad support for these priorities as a good basis to negotiate with government. It does not mean that you support every detailed policy recommendation in the main blueprint report.

We need your help.

The Coalition is working to lever support and funding for local authorities as they take local actions to tackle the energy crisis. The energy crisis is fuelling poverty on a scale not seen in generations. Councils and their local partners are on the frontline dealing with the consequences, just as they were during the pandemic. In places like Gateshead, Bristol and Lancashire, local authorities will open public buildings to people who need warmth, company and support this winter. But the need to provide warm places for those hardest hit by eye-watering energy costs is deeply troubling. It’s also widely acknowledged that the government’s existing energy crisis support doesn’t go far enough. With secure, long-term funding, councils can best support their communities. They could roll out local programmes of free basic home insulation to cut energy use and slash bills, starting with the most in-need neighbourhoods. Please let us know what you are doing on this crucial issue and how you think the Blueprint Coalition can best support the sector do more – email [email protected].  

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Signatures

Name Position Organisation
Susan Halliwell Director Planning & Place Oxfordshire County Council
Nigel Riglar Past President ADEPT
Dimitra Rappou Principal Policy and Project Manager London Environment Directors Network (LEDNet)
Dr Neil Jennings Partnership Development Manager Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment, Imperial College London
Professor Martin Siegert Co-Director Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment, Imperial College London
Keith Townsend Corporate Director Environment & Regeneration London Borough of Islington
Miriam Turner Interim co-CEO Friends of the Earth
Martin Ferguson Director of Policy & Research Socitm
David Armiger Assistant Chief Executive Bassetlaw District Council
Andrew Biltcliffe Regeneration Project Manager Havant Borough Council
Manuel Abellan Deputy Leader London Borough of Sutton
Chris Silverwood Director of Operational Services Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Rosy Moore Executive Councillor for Climate Change, Environment & the City Centre Cambridge City Council
Ian Fytche Chief Executive North Kesteven District Council
Mark Atherton Director of Environment Greater Manchester Combined uthority
Kevin Frea Deputy Leader Lancaster City Council
Steve Read Director of Environment and Public Protection West Sussex County Council
Matt Davey Director of Highways, Transport and Planning West Sussex County Council
Sarah Warren Cabinet Member - Climate Emergency Bath & North East Somerset Council
Mark Cory Leader of Council (Chair of Environmental and Sustainability Panel) Colchester Borough Council
Giles Archibald Leader South Lakeland District Council
Sue Prochak Deputy Leader Rother District Council Rother District Council
Paula Widdowson Exec member for Environment and Climate Change City of York Council
Tom Ronan Cabinet member for climate change Mendip District Council
Andrew Hunt Programme Manager - Community Wealth Building Oldham Council
Deborah Urquhart Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Environment West Sussex County Council
Peter Taylor Elected Mayor Watford Council
Tim Williams Cabinet Member for Client Services & Sustainability Watford Borough Council
Marcus Lloyd Chair County Surveyors Society Wales
Martin Stears-Handscomb Leader NHDC
Cllr Paul Clark Deputy Leader & Planning & Transport Portfolio Holder North Hertfordshire District Council
Allan Wilson Chair Shropshire Climate Action Partnership
Ruth Hyde Chief Executive Broxtowe Borough Council
Dan Jones Director of Public Realm London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Louise Westbury Cabinet member for environment and climate change Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
Paula Hewitt Director of Commissioning - Economic and Community Infrastructure Somerset County Council
Mark Kemp Director of Environment and Infrastructure Hertfordshire County Council
Darryl Eyers Director for Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Staffordshire County Council
Adrian Smith Corporate Director, Place Nottinghamshire County Council
Anthony Payne Strategic Director for Place Plymouth City Council
Hayley Warrens Climate Change & Resilience Officer Mendip District Council
Samantha Kennedy Director, Environment and Climate Action Essex County Council
Chris M Williams Chairman, Bucks and Milton Keynes Natural Environment Partnership
Prof Malcolm Newson Emeritus Professor of Physical Geography Newcastle University
Alan Denby Director of Economic Strategy Torbay Economic Development Company
Ross Cook Director of Environment City of Wolverhampton Council
Philip Glanville Elected Mayor of Hackney London Borough of Hackney
Mayor Dave Hodgson Elected Mayor of Bedford Borough Bedford Borough
Chris Emmas-Williams Leader of Amber Valley Borough Council Amber Valley Borough Council
Kate Martin Executive Director - Place Southampton City Council
Councillor Tom Hayes Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Zero Carbon Oxford and Green Transport Oxford City Council
Stuart Bray Leader Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council
Scott Patient Cabinet lead for Climate Change and Resilience - chair of the Climate Change working party Calderdale Metropolitan borough Council
Steve Leggett Cabinet Member for Green City & Place Southampton City Council
Tom Shaw Portfolio holder for climate change Luton Councillor
Cllr Adam Clarke Deputy City Mayor - Environment & Transportation Leicester City Council
Ian Barnes Deputy Leader Enfield Council
Cllr Gregor Murray Executive Member for Climate Emergency Wokingham Borough Council
Kim Smith Chief Executive Hammersmith & Fulham Council
Chitra Nadarajah Strategic Manager Climate Change Hampshire County Council
Tony Duckenfield Managing Director Beyond Logic Consulting
James MacCleary Leader Lewes District Council
Julian Dean Councillor (Green Party) Shropshire Council
Joe Tavernier Head of Community Services (Corporate Director) St Albans City & District Council
Rachel Coxcoon Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Forward Planning Cotswold District Council
Julia Skinner Green Group Support Officer Lambeth Council
Bryony Holroyd Councillor, College ward Darlington Borough Council
Jack Hemingway Deputy Leader Wakefield Council
Paulette Lappin Cabinet Member for Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Ian Thomas Chief Executive Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Zoe Nicholson Deputy Leader and Finance Cabinet Member Lewes District Council
Margaret Enstone Sustainability and Climate Change Lead Officer Darlington Borough Council
Maria Dunn Head of Development Policy Birmingham City Council
Hilary Gander Lead Member for Environment & Sustainable Transport Royal Borough of Kingston
Paul Barton Director of Environment Wigan Council
Toby Savage Leader South Gloucestershire Council
Ruth Duckworth Chair - Climate Emergency Working Group Thanet District Council
Tim Valentine Cabinet Member for Environment Swale Borough Council
Steve Jarvis Executive Member for Environment North Herts District Council
Peter Lamb Leader Crawley Borough Council
Cllr Matt Bird Cabinet Member for Sustainability Lewes District Council
Chris McFarling Joint Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency and Forward Planning Forest of Dean District Council
Richard Clewer Deputy Leader Wiltshire Council
Cllr Sara Bedford Councillor Three Rivers District Council
Cllr Jim Hobson Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change Blackpool Council
Leanne Wilson Policy and Economy Adviser North of Tyne Combined Authority
Ali Clabburn CEO Liftshare & Mobilityways
Sharon Kemp Chief Executive Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Luci Isaacson BEM MSc FRGS Climate Change Risk & Behaviour Project Manager Climate Vision
Amy Heley Chair of the Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee Brighton and Hove City Council
Cllr Pepper Cabinet holder for Environment & Green Issues Uttlesford District Council
Claire Malcomson Environment Cabinet Member Mole Valley, Surrey
Cllr Sara Rowbotham Deputy Leader & Portfolio Holder Climate Change and Sustainability Rochdale Council
Cllr. Lotte Campanale Chair Policy & Performance Review Board. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Mark Bramah Climate Change & Sustainability Project Manager Rochdale Borough Council
Pippa Heylings Chair, Climate Change and Environment Committee South Cambridgeshire District Council
Carol Henshaw Councillor and Chair of Climate Emergency working group. Preston City Council
Adele Morris Councillor On behalf of Southwark Liberal Democrat Council Group
Steve Darling Leader of Torbay Council Torbay Council
Cllr Simon Pickering Chair of Environment Committee Stroud District Council
Martin Whiteside Leader Green Group Stroud District Council
Cllr MIchael Michael Cabinet Member for Clean Streets, Recycling and Environment City of Cardiff Council
Councillor Chris Lamb Cabinet Member for Environment & Transportation Barnsley Council
Sarah Jenkinson Head of Policy Zero Carbon Britain, CAT
Julia Neden-Watts Councillor, Chair of the Environment & Sustainability Committee London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Rose Moore Cabinet Member for Greener and Safer Chelmsford Chelmsford City Council
Kevin Warnes Councillor, Green Group Bradford Council
Cllr Carl Johnson Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport North Tyneside Council
Dave Wells Councillor, Green Party Amber Valley Borough Council
Bob Noble Councillor, Cabinet Portfolio Holder for the Environment Spelthorne Borough Councillor
Mike Jones Vice Chair Moorlands Climate Action
Eddie Thomas Deputy Cabinet Member for Environment Swale Borough Council
Councillor Max Wilkinson Cabinet member for Climate and Communities Cheltenham Borough Council
Martin Swinbank Councillor, Chair of both Planning, Highways and Transport Committee and Sustainable Travel Working Group Alnwick Town Council
Katherine Dunne Cabinet Member for Communities & Climate Emergency London Borough of Hounslow
Dave Mansell Councillor - Shadow Portfolio Holder for Climate Change Somerset West & Taunton Council
David V Bowen Retired chemist Retired volunteer.
Cllr Martin Whelton Cabinet member for Housing, Regeneration, and the Climate Emergency London Borough of Merton
Cllr Johnson Situ Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency, Planning and Transport London Borough of Southwark
Shaun Spiers Chief Executive Green Alliance
Donna Stimson Cabinet lead for Climate Change and Sustainability Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Louise Clayton Head of Transport Operations and Future Connectivity Staffordshire County Council
Susan Juned Councillor and Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group Stratford on Avon District Council
Cllr Blake Pain Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Environment Leicestershire County Council
Cllr Neil Gwynne Climate Emergency - Member Champion Test Valley Borough Council
Geoff Barnard Steering Group Member South East Climate Alliance
David Allen Coordinator Friends of the Earth, Brighton &Hove
Caroline Jackson Co-leader Green Group/Housing portfolio holder Lancaster city council
Brian Sellers Director Commonplace
Councillor John Holdich Leader of Peterborough City Council Peterborough City Council
Robert Craighead Climate Change Officer Bassetlaw District Council
Jean Todd Executive Member for Climate Change, Environment and Community Safety HPBC
Sarah McMonagle Head of External Affairs CPRE The countryside charity
Dr David Knight Ex vice chair of WinACC WinACC
Steve Cox Executive Director for Place and Economy Cambridgeshire County Councli
Simon Martin Lead Councillor for Climate Change Fareham Borough Council
Julie Hirigoyen Chief Executive UK Green Building Council
Roger Croad Cabinet Member for Community, Public Health, Transportation and Environmental Services Devon County Council
Trevor Nicoll President Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
David Sutherland Head of Climate Change and Environment Buckinghamshire Council
Susan Halliwell Executive Director, Place West Berkshire Council
Kelly Crews Carbon Reduction Manager South Tyneside Council
Councillor Howard Doe Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Housing and Community Services Medway Council
Ralph Kemp Head of Environmental Services Cheshire East Council
Andy Gutherson Executive Director of Place Lincolnshire County Council
Mark Hodkin Business Development Director Thermal Road Repairs Ltd
Michael Hope Councillor Rushmoor Borough Council
Chris Henning Executive Director Derbyshire County Council
Linda Foley Councillor Manchester City council
Brian Q Love Chief Executive ConnectedCities Ltd
Marcus Boden Director 4Sight Imaging
Syed Ahmed Director Energy for London
John Carr Director Bus Rapid Transit UK (BRTuk)
Rupert Friederichsen Councillor City of Durham Parish Council
Sally Barnard Coordinator South East Climate Alliance
Derek Clements-Croome Professor University Reading
Sarah Eglington Coordinator Friends of the Earth Norwich
Councilor Mike McCusker Lead Member for Planning and Sustainable Development Salford City Council
Geraldine Coggins Councillor (Green Party) Trafford Council
Katrina Trott Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Housing, also for Leisure and Community Fareham Borough Council
Robert Schopen Partnerships Manager Co Wheels Car Club
Giovanna Speciale CEO South East London Community Energy
Hazel Mealy Principal Strategy Officer Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark Councils
Mark Doran Director of Sustainable Growth Essex County Council
Nick Butler Retired Teacher and Active Cycle Ride Leader Havering Cyclists
Rosemary Bennett Coodinator Hillingdon Friends of the Earth
Leigh Fairbrother Head of Commercial Q-Bot
David Evans Member Norwich FoE
Keith Freegard retired company director WCA Wilts climate alliance
Jamie Osborn Norwich City Councillor, Green Party Norwich City Council
Cllr Jan Davis District Councillor Broadland District Council
Tim Adams Leader North Norfolk District Council
Cllr Ben Price Green Party Group Leader Norfolk County Council
Eleanor Laming District Councillor - Green Party Broadland District Council
Lucy Galvin Leader of the opposition (Green Party) Norwich City Council
Tim Adams Leader North Norfolk District Council
Chloe Turner Councillor, Green Group Gloucestershire County Council
Md Hasan-Uz-Zaman Akon Chairman Save The Planet
Sabrina Dixon Mayor of Cirencester Cirencester Town Council
Paul Woodcock Strategic Director Regeneration & Environment Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Nigel Lloyd Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change North Norfolk District Council
Emma Sharpe Funding and Bid Writing Manager Climate Action Brent Council
Joe Human Volunteer Sustainable Keswick
Neil Mitchell Head of Environment, Leisure & Green Infrastructure Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Julia Robinson Member of climate group Climate Emergency West Cumbria
Cara Naden Environment Specialist Somerset Council

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