How low carbon cities could help kick-stant the economy

摘要

The economy is stagnant, the eu-rozone is in crisis, public spending cuts have slashed regional employment levels, energy bills are soaring and deficit reduction is pushed back beyond 2014. Is there any cloud with a silver lining? Leeds City Council chief executive Tom Riordan and Bradford City Council's chief executive Tony Reeves certainly believe there is. The two councils are spearheading the growth agenda through the Leeds City Region (LCR) and have identified the low carbon sector as a new source of thousands of jobs in the future.