Leaders of more than 50 Labour-run councils in the UK , including Glasgow , Liverpool , Manchester , Manchester , have made a pledge to eradicate carbon emissions in their areas by 2050 by sourcing 10% green energy, a move which Labour believes would cut the UK 's carbon footprint by 10% . The pledge will mean green transport, an end to gas heating and a scheme to insulate homes in cities across the UK . It comes after Ed Miliband, the former Labour leader, called on the UK to become the first country in the world to enshrine in law a target of reducing carbon emissions to zero. "Where Labour is in power we will push for a clean energy boom even if the government will not", says Lisa Nandy , Shadow Energy Change and Shadow Energy Change Secretary, who is coordinating the pledge. Some Labour-led London boroughs, including Southwark , Lambeth and Greenwich have also signed the promise and similar pledges have been signed by leaders of other towns and cities worldwide including New York , Edinburgh and Copenhagen .
Leaders of more than 50 Labour-run councils in the UK , including Glasgow , Liverpool , Manchester , Manchester , have made a pledge to eradicate carbon emissions in their areas by 2050 by sourcing 10% green energy, a move which Labour believes would cut the UK 's carbon footprint by 10% . The pledge will mean green transport, an end to gas heating and a scheme to insulate homes in cities across the UK . "Where Labour is in power we will push for a clean energy boom even if the government will not", says Lisa Nandy , Shadow Energy Change and Shadow Energy Change Secretary, who is coordinating the pledge. Some Labour-led London boroughs, including Southwark , Lambeth and Greenwich have also signed the promise and similar pledges have been signed by leaders of other towns and cities worldwide including New York , Edinburgh and Copenhagen .