Liverpool City Council to appoint Climate Change Champion

Councillor Laura Robertson-Collins will become Cabinet Member for Environment and Sustainability Credit: Liverpool City Council

The Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson is to appoint the city’s first Climate Change champion to the city council’s cabinet.

Councillor Laura Robertson-Collins has been chosen to take up the role for Environment and Sustainability the day the city is set to declare a Climate Change Emergency.

Tonight all 90 Liverpool councillors will be asked to vote on passing a motion that will require the authority to cut its carbon output to zero by 2030.

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said:

Councillor Laura Robertson-Collins said: