Climate change Community wellbeing Education and employment Families and youth Inequality Local government and public services Posted on: 27 September 2022 Authors: Helen Goulden OBE,
A community-led transition to net zero
On Monday 26 September 2022, we hosted a debate at the Labour Party annual conference, in partnership with Power to Change and the Social Market Foundation. Key thinkers and policy-influencers came together to discuss a community-led approach to achieving net zero. The Young Foundation’s CEO, Helen Goulden, shared a platform with the Shadow Climate Secretary, Kerry McCarthy; the Mayor of North of Tyne, Jamie Driscoll; and London Assembly member Leonie Cooper.
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