Burnham Pledges 2050 Net Zero
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged the UK would reach net zero by 2050 and announced nearly £30m in funding for community-led clean energy projects.
These projects translate into tangible benefits: clean energy already reaching 2.2m people, better water and sanitation for 1.4m, improved access to finance for 280,000 smallholder farmers - and support for cancer prevention and treatment in Dar es Salaam.
September 17, 2026 at 3:27 PM
These projects translate into tangible benefits: clean energy already reaching 2.2m people, better water and sanitation for 1.4m, improved access to finance for 280,000 smallholder farmers - and support for cancer prevention and treatment in Dar es Salaam.