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Local authorities in the United Kingdom face significant challenges in meeting local and national Net Zero commitments. They must work within defined legal, constitutional and democratic decision-making structures but without a unifying Central Government regulatory or policy mandate or a clear and consistent governance model to achieve area-wide decarbonisation. Much of the research and evidence presented in the literature draws upon the experiences of larger urban local authorities in the single (unitary) or upper tier of the two-tier (County Council-District Council) structure, where most investment will be needed to tackle Net Zero. Building on previous research, this paper proposes the use of a modified Delphi to work towards a consensus of solutions tailored to the organisation and its local area. The approach was developed and trialled on a sample of local authorities as a way of establishing a diagnostic tool to derive a suite of solutions to improve their decision-making and local governance arrangements to deliver Net Zero programmes of work in their areas.

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Are Local Authorities on the Road to Net Zero or the Road to Nowhere? A Modified Delphi Approach to Assist Smaller Local Authorities Diagnose Improvements to Net Zero Governance and Decision-Making

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    2025年

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  • Peter Gudde,
  • Peter Cochrane,
  • Nic Bury,
  • Nicholas Caldwell

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Local authorities in the United Kingdom face significant challenges in meeting local and national Net Zero commitments. They must work within defined legal, constitutional and democratic decision-making structures but without a unifying Central Government regulatory or policy mandate or a clear and consistent governance model to achieve area-wide decarbonisation. Much of the research and evidence presented in the literature draws upon the experiences of larger urban local authorities in the single (unitary) or upper tier of the two-tier (County Council-District Council) structure, where most investment will be needed to tackle Net Zero. Building on previous research, this paper proposes the use of a modified Delphi to work towards a consensus of solutions tailored to the organisation and its local area. The approach was developed and trialled on a sample of local authorities as a way of establishing a diagnostic tool to derive a suite of solutions to improve their decision-making and local governance arrangements to deliver Net Zero programmes of work in their areas.