To keep up with Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here Extinction Rebellion has hit out at Rochdale council for its lack of ‘significant action’ two years after declaring a ‘climate emergency’.
The authority committed to creating a carbon-neutral borough by 2038 after councillors overwhelmingly voted in favour of setting ambitious environmental goals.
The demanding target - which is 12 years earlier than set by the government - appeared to put the borough on an urgent green footing. READ MORE: Extinction Rebellion are 'pussycats' and council should embrace them, new climate tsar says But two years down the line, radical environmental group Extinction Rebellion - often known as XR - says it is deeply disappointed with the
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