The Manchester Climate Change Agency is responsible for facilitating the successful delivery of Manchester’s climate change strategy for 2017-50 and the city’s aim to become a ‘zero carbon, zero waste, climate resilient city by 2050, or sooner to ensure Manchester makes its full contribution to the Paris Agreement’. As Programme Director Jonny is responsible for the operation of the Agency and leads on the development of citywide climate change policy, programmes, strategic partnerships, and funding for the implementation of strategic initiatives. Working with local and national partners the Agency works to engage and give a voice to all 530,000 residents and 18,000 businesses in the city, to enable them to collectively define the city’s future and play a part in making it happen.
Jonny was previously Head of Environmental Strategy at Manchester City Council.