Our mission

Newcastle City Council has declared a climate emergency. This was our first step to become a net zero city. Following this we developed our Net Zero Newcastle: 2030 Action Plan.

Find out more about our mission in the pages below.

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The climate emergency

In 2019 we declared a climate emergency and set ourselves on a path to net zero by 2030.

Explore the below page to find out more about our climate emergency declaration.

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What is net zero?

We have committed to reaching net zero by 2030 but what does this mean?

Explore the below page to find out more about what we mean by net zero.

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Net zero Newcastle

We published our Net Zero 2030 Action Plan in 2020 and have updated this on an annual basis.

Explore the below page to find out more about our net zero action plan.