As mayor, Andy Burnham’s climate record was strong – this city knowledge is key to decarbonising the UK

Mistervlad/Shutterstock When Andy Burnham walked into Downing Street on July 20 as the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade, he promised to act as a “circuit-breaker for Britain”. Burnham is the first UK premier to come straight from running a major city region. Used well, that experience could transform the UK’s response to the climate and nature crises. As mayor of Greater Manchester, Burnham brought buses back under public control for the first time in 40 years through the Bee Network,…