Buyuklieva, Bonnie Boyana; Hera, Veronica-Nicolle; Wood, Maria; (2025) Insights from Greater Manchester's Local Area Energy Planning (LAEP) and Beyond. (Net Zero Governance Programme ). The British Academy

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Abstract

Achieving the UK’s net zero goal requires rapid and effective action. However, while UK policymakers agree on the importance of this target, there seems to be much less agreement on the best route to meeting this. This is why Local Area Energy Planning (LAEP) has proved an important and promising policy tool. It uses a data-driven, whole-system approach to understand the most cost-effective way of delivering net zero in a particular region. This paper examines the Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s (GMCA) ten district-level LAEPs developed in 2021 based on various interviews with Local Authority (LA) and Combined Authority (CA) level stakeholders. By generating practical insights, such as a review of existing LAEP experiences and brand-new guidelines on designing and tailoring LAEPs to different geographies and governance structures, findings from this case study are relevant to a broad policy audience including, leaders across other CAs, such as the GLA and the WMCA, and LAs within the UK who are grappling with the challenges and opportunities that LAEPs provide in the context of establishing trust and working collaboratively towards the net zero goals.

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