Climate change projects worth £100m are being planned in Manchester as the city tries to get its target of becoming 'carbon zero' by 2038 back on track.

Hitting the 2038 target would put Manchester well ahead of the UK's national goal of 2050.

The latest Manchester Climate Ready report says the 'pace and scale of activity must increase' and that emissions are 'not reducing fast enough'.

Since the 2038 goal was set in 2018, the city's emissions have fallen by 23%, far below the 55% reduction targeted for that period. The report says the city has exceeded its total carbon budget of 15 million tonnes set in 2018.

The '£100m project pipeline' in the Manchester Climate Ready Plan 2025-30 would be a series of milestone projects funded from a mix of sources, including the government and GB Energy.

Schemes worth around £1bn have been identified overall, and are being assessed for those most likely to bring major benefits and attract investment. A council report says this process is likely to reduce the value of the pipeline.

The plan aims to install more than 50,000 heat pumps by 2030, retrofit nearly 80,000 homes to better energy standards, increase public transport and active travel, and switch 28,000 more vehicles to electric by 2030.

Making Manchester a net zero city is expected to cost billions overall, with investment needed from public and private organisations.

Sources: BBC News (Local Democracy Reporting Service); Manchester Evening News; Manchester City Council report. This article was produced with the help of AI tools and checked by an editor against the sources above.