{
  "id": 8090620,
  "title": "British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it | Andy Burnham",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/british-people-understand-the-climate-crisis-threat-today-im",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T12:00:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/17/andy-burnham-climate-crisis-funding-peoples-power-projects"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "With nearly £30 million in funding, Prime Minister Andy Burnham is empowering communities to take control of their local energy supply. Communities across the UK will soon have the opportunity to build and manage their own clean energy sources, such as solar panels on public buildings, wind farms owned by the community, and hydroelectric schemes in local rivers. This initiative aims to put money back into people's pockets while directly addressing the urgent issue of climate change. Burnham, who made a pledge to bring power to every postcode upon becoming prime minister, is determined to fully commit to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.",
  "summary": "With nearly £30m of funding, I’m giving communities power over local energy. They know the gravity of global heating, and they want to be part of the solution Andy Burnham: UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050 On the day I became prime minister, I pledged to bring power to every postcode . Today, we begin to make good on that promise in the most literal sense. With nearly £30m of…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}