Following confirmation of new £3bn plan, local government leaders team up with Siemens to argue that government should bring forward £5bn of promised long term energy efficiency spending
Research by UK100 estimates one in every 10 British workers need retraining or reskilling if 2050 net zero goal is to be met
Financing from local authorities, private capital, and government investment is set to fund pursuit of councils' clean energy goals
Study by UK100 and British Lung Foundation prompts calls for action to reduce transport and industrial emissions in cities
Ministers are thought to be planning to offer £3m for initiatives such as solar panels on social housing