Net Zero Innovation Programme (NZIP)
The Net Zero Innovation Programme brings together local authorities, universities and other stakeholders to address climate challenges at the local level, and seek routes to achieve council’s net zero
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22 March 2020
About
Across the UK, local authorities are declaring a climate emergency, seeking to lead action at a local level to reduce carbon emissions, increase biodiversity, transition to net-zero and ultimately improve the quality of life of their residents and the local environment.
The Net Zero Innovation Programme (NZIP) is designed to bring together partnerships of researchers and local authorities and supports them to define and co-create challenges and develop projects that could begin to address these climate challenges. Research plays an invaluable role in providing evidence, skills and techniques to help local authorities achieve their ambitions. NZIP creates the opportunity for knowledge exchange, delivery of evidence directly into policymaking, and practical delivery at the local level, by providing partnerships with time and funding to work together.
The scope of the programme is broad, and participants address a range of challenges from decarbonising transport or improving air quality, to reducing climate impact on vulnerable communities or improving wellbeing through green spaces. The practical tools and solutions projects create include the development of training, toolkits, mapping documents or calculators.
Outputs and Impact
- Net Zero Innovation Cohort 2020
- Net Zero Innovation Cohort 2021
- Together Towards Net Zero Podcast
- Finalist in Climate Challenge Cup
- Local Government Net Zero Innovation Programme