If all goes to plan, Greater Manchester will be carbon neutral by 2038 - 12 years ahead of the national target. But as this weekend’s UN climate Change Conference in Glasgow places a firm focus on saving the planet, are we doing enough to get there?
The challenge means balancing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced through the burning of fossil fuels - around 80 per cent of which are carbon dioxide (Co2) - with the quantity removed from the atmosphere. READ MORE: Andy Burnham plans major public transport overhaul in green carbon neutral bid The repercussions of what failure would mean in Greater Manchester range from Metrolink breakdowns as the tracks heat up to extreme weather, flooding and an increase in invasive species and
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