Manchester Climate Change Agency CIC (MCCA, the Agency) was incorporated on 2nd September 2015 with the aim to ‘Undertake activities that support, encourage and enable individuals and organisations in Manchester and beyond to act on climate change’, as set out in the Agency’s Articles of Association. MCCA, working with the Manchester Climate Change Partnership (MCCP, the Partnership) endeavours to carry out activities which benefit the community and in particular (without limitation) to undertake activities that support, encourage and enable residents and organisations in Manchester and beyond to take action on climate change. Our work is to help Manchester meets its commitment to ‘play its full part in limiting the impacts of climate change’, ensuring that we help to keep global heating to well below 2 degrees C. Additionally, our role is to ensure that climate change action helps our communities to thrive, our businesses to prosper, and that we continue to draw people and businesses to the city to share in our success. Manchester Climate Change Agency delivers a range of activities that support Manchester’s transition to a zero carbon, climate resilient city. This year, this has included delivering grant-funded programmes with UK and EU partners on: Taking community-led climate action Promoting renewable energy Financing net zero The Agency also helps to progress the strategic priorities of the city‘s Climate Change Plan and to position Manchester as a climate leader. This year, this has included work on: Adapting the city to a changing climate Unlocking finance for the transition to net zero Working with international cities on business collaboration Sharing best practice with UK Core Cities Securing an A list rating from CDP The Agency also convenes and catalyses action by Manchester’s Climate Change Partnership. This brings together organisations from across the city’s public, private, and voluntary sectors that share the common goal of achieving Manchester’s ambitious climate change objectives and targets. The Partnership is the city’s main mechanism for engaging and inspiring organisations to act. The Partnership currently engages with over 560 organisations, across 19 sectors, who have wide reach and influence over the city’s carbon emissions through their staff, students, customers, tenants, football fans, theatre-goers, worshippers, and others. By working with their supply chains members are also helping to reduce the city’s consumption-based CO2 emissions. The Partnership’s current membership is outlined at www.manchesterclimate.com/mccp Partnership members commit to: Take urgent action within the scope of their own activities, and work collaboratively to help others in the wider Manchester community and economy to take urgent action. Work with Manchester Climate Change Agency, Manchester communities, Manchester City Council and other relevant partners to ensure that the city develops and successfully implements a climate change strategy which is aligned with the latest science and built on the diverse views of the city’s stakeholders. The Partnership engages with its members and wider stakeholders via a suite of activities and initiatives that support Manchester’s transition to a zero carbon, climate resilient city. This diverse offer provides a broad opportunity for all to contribute in an impactful way that best suits their expertise, capacity and interests whilst also delivering benefit to their own organisation, members or sector. The Partnership works closely with the Agency, using its expertise and capacity to mobilise action. Between 2025 and 2026 this included: Working with the Partnership to develop and deliver the city’s climate change strategy and targets and report on the city’s progress towards its climate change goals. Catalysing and convening Partnership initiatives including, Peer to Peer learning, Advisory Groups, Networking, Virtual Teams and the Youth Partnership. Collaborating with Manchester City Council and Greater Manchester Combined Authority to deliver shared objectives and climate action plans. Key activities initiated and supported by MCCA Include: Manchester Climate Ready: The Plan 2025 30 A key priority during 2025 26 was the development of Manchester’s next five-year climate strategy, Manchester Climate Ready: The Plan 2025 2030, published in October 2025. The Plan sets out a comprehensive, city-wide strategy for accelerating progress towards Manchester’s zero carbon target and strengthening climate resilience. Work included: Ensuring strong strategic alignment and maintaining a high level of ambition across governance structures, including integration with Greater Manchester and Manchester City Council climate strategies. Drawing on best practice from other leading cities and incorporating external challenge to strengthen Manchester’s overall approach. Undertaking detailed analysis to assess the impact of current policies and programmes on emissions reduction, identifying the gap to Manchester’s science-based carbon budget and highlighting priority areas for further action. Developing two emissions reduction pathways, a “Known Pathway” based on existing policies and programmes and a “Closing the Gap Pathway” identifying the additional action required to reach zero carbon by 2038. Establishing two sets of targets for both 2030 and 2038, setting out what Manchester is currently on track to achieve and what must be achieved to meet its zero carbon commitments. Incorporating climate adaptation measures from Manchester’s first Climate Change Adaptation Plan to ensure a joined-up approach to both mitigation and resilience (see below). Engaging a wide range of stakeholders, including organisations, partners and residents, to ensure the Plan reflects the collective ambition and expertise of the city (see section B). Developing a comprehensive set of actions for all stakeholders, including residents and community organisations, private sector businesses, schools and academia, the local public sector, regional bodies, infrastructure providers, and national government. The Plan was published in October 2025 and is available to read here: The Plan Manchester Climate Ready Climate Adaptation and Resilience Throughout 25-26 MCCA developed the MCR: The Plan (2025-2030) Adaptation evidence base and detailed actions which accompanies Manchester Climate Ready: The Plan and sets out the detail on how we’ll prepare for what’s coming and protect the people, places and prosperity that make our city strong. Co-developed with stakeholders across Manchester, the evidence base is informed by the city’s most detailed climate risk assessment to date Key activities undertaken include: Undertaking a detailed climate risk assessment that combined national evidence from the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 3 with localised hazard mapping from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Risks were prioritised based on their potential impact on Manchester and explored through a series of workshops to identify appropriate cross-sector adaptation responses. Reviewing priority risks identified in regional and national assessments, including the GMCA Climate Risk Assessment, CCRA3, and the London Climate Resilience Review, to ensure alignment with wider evidence and best practice. Identifying 64 climate risks projected to affect Manchester by 2050, with analysis highlighting increasing exposure to hotter, drier summers and wetter winters, and providing a robust evidence base to inform adaptation across infrastructure, health, housing and natural systems. Ensuring the Plan integrates with Manchester’s wider climate and resilience strategies, complementing mitigation efforts by addressing unavoidable climate impacts and supporting spatial planning, public health and economic development objectives. Aligning with GMCA’s regional adaptation work and national policy frameworks to ensure coherence across scales. Developing a set of 26 actions across short, medium- and long-term timeframes to strengthen the city’s ability to anticipate, prepare for, respond to and recover from climate-related shocks and stresses. Establishing a monitoring, evaluation and learning framework to track progress against the Plan’s outcomes, including a suite of indicators covering governance, equity, infrastructure resilience and economic adaptation. Climate Ready: The Plan (2025–2030) in October 2025 and can be accessed here MCR: The Plan (2025-2030) Adaptation evidence base and detailed actions In Our Nature The In Our Nature programme (ION), is a £2.5m community climate programme coordinated by Manchester Climate Change Agency and funded by the National Lottery's Climate Action Fund and the Wates Family Enterprise Trust. The programme has three key aims: To help residents to make meaningful changes that reduce carbon emissions and ad-dress local socio-economic priorities. To create an inclusive movement that reflects and celebrates the creativity and diversity of the people of Manchester. To share learning so that more people across Manchester and beyond, are inspired to act on climate change. ION is a partnership supported by a specialist team of organisations in climate change and community engagement including Groundwork Greater Manchester, Hubbub, the Tyndall Centre for Climate Research and Amity CIC. The programme is also shaped by a Steering Group of local residents to ensure community voices are represented. The programme concluded in November 2025. Between 2022 and 2025, it delivered 87 community projects, engaging over 4,800 residents and working with 121 community groups and organisations, with activity delivered across every ward in Manchester. Projects addressed at least one of Manchester’s six priority areas for action, food, transport, energy, homes and buildings, nature and greenspaces, and consumption and waste saving 67 tonnes of carbon. Alongside environmental outcomes, the programme delivered significant social impact. Through participation in ION activities: 1570 people were able to save money 982 people told us they learnt new skills that benefitted their daily lives 851 reported positive changes to their mental and emotional wellbeing 374 people said In Our nature helped them feel closer to their community 228 reported positive changes to their physical health and wellbeing 140 people reported an improvement in their confidence Personal development opportunities enabled communities to take their work even further. As part of this, 133 people were able to access formal coaching and a suite of online training materials was developed. The programme also supported a network of 24 Community Champions, individuals who are already delivering impactful climate action in their communities, to come together, learn from one another and build connections with like-minded people. Over 200 resources have been produced and added to a free to use online Resource Hub to help people to act on climate change and reduce their emissions at home. The programme also supported 17 community groups to access additional funding, with over £84,000 secured to help sustain and expand their work beyond the lifetime of the programme. To find out more about the programme and its impact, you can read the full report here: www.inournature.uk/updates/in-our-nature-report-2022-2025 Financing the Transition to Net Zero – DESNZ Net Zero Accelerator Building on programme foundations established in 2024/25, MCCA has continued to provide specialist technical input and cross-workstream oversight across five decarbonisation themes: energy generation and storage, building retrofit, heat networks, unlocking finance, and Wythenshawe Civic Centre regeneration. A data-led approach has been used throughout to assess decarbonisation potential, market viability and investment readiness across the city. Key findings are being consolidated and reported to MCC, GMCA and DESNZ, with two principal outputs delivered this year: a more granular citywide pipeline of decarbonisation investment opportunities across all asset classes, and a detailed roadmap for optimising net zero outcomes within town centre regeneration. Work has also identified the critical decisions, policy levers and financial mechanisms that MCC and GMCA will need to engage with to unlock greater inward investment and close the gap between market viability and the city's net zero ambition. Decarbonising Our Built Environment MCCA coordinated a 12-month programme of activity to support decarbonisation in the built environment, starting in January 2025. This work, funded by the DESNZ Net Zero Accelerator has: Analysed commercial office buildings (over 5,000msq) across Manchester and Salford city centre, assessing current energy performance ratings, the presence of retrofit plans, indicative delivery timelines, and associated investment gaps. Established a best practice cohort through the Partnership, bringing together built environment stakeholders across Manchester via a structured 12-month programme of site visits, workshops, and knowledge-sharing events. Enhanced building performance transparency by updating and publishing data from local planning applications, while also supporting the development of Manchester City Council’s Local Plan. Pathways 2 Resilience MCCA also supported the Greater Manchester-wide Pathways to Resilience programme, which aimed to identify where sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) interventions could deliver the greatest social, economic, and environmental benefits. This work included: Mapping long-term flood risk across Greater Manchester over a 100-year period, overlaying this with social deprivation and population density data to identify four priority hotspot areas. Modelling targeted SuDS interventions within these areas, demonstrating how investment in locations with high surface water flood risk and strong suitability for SuDS can significantly reduce flood damages, while also delivering wider place-based benefits such as enhanced public realm, urban greening, and increased climate resilience. Developing a scalable roadmap to support the delivery of SuDS interventions across Greater Manchester. International Best Practice: working internationally to help achieve our aim and targets. The Manchester Climate Change Agency has played a key role in developing partnerships with EU organisations and securing funding to deliver largescale programmes with a significant Manchester footprint spanning several years. All focus on supporting different aspects of Manchester’s transition to a zero carbon, climate resilient city. Throughout 2025/26: The Agency has continued to work with the City Business Climate Alliance (an initiative of C40 Cities and the Global Covenant of Mayors) to expand the Manchester Climate Change Partnership, our primary mechanism for consulting with businesses and to share best practice with other international cities. The Agency continued to support the delivery of the TRANSIT project, which concluded in November 2025. In collaboration with universities, industry, and policymakers from across seven other European cities, we helped to bridge the skills gap between academia and industry in the renewable sector. Impact included: Engagement in 52 countries Over 4,600 participants directly engaged in training activities Nine free training modules on the TRANSIT platform Nine international internships Learning integrated into course syllabus across seven leading universities across Europe 24 Universities, 32 companies and over 1,800 school children engaged in international competitions 90,000 people reached through communications 23 scientific publications 38 conference papers Manchester has been paired with Stockholm through the Net Zero Cities Twinning Learning Programme. Over the course of the year, two study visits enabled structured knowledge exchange and capacity building between the two cities. This included engagement with city officials and practitioners on key topics such as heat networks, construction material reuse, community engagement, and the links between climate action and health inequalities. This collaborative work will culminate in a Twin Cities Action Plan, setting out key learnings and how they can be applied within each city’s local context. All the activity listed above is designed to fulfil our aim to ‘Undertake activities that support, encourage and enable individuals and organisations in Manchester and beyond to act on climate change’, as set out in the Agency’s Articles of Association.

The stakeholders for the organisation are everyone who lives, works and studies in Manchester, we all have a part to play in tackling climate change and securing a zero carbon and climate resilient future. Consultation with Businesses and Organisations As stated in section 1, Manchester’s Climate Change Partnership is the city’s main mechanism for engaging and inspiring organisations and residents to act. It is convened and supported by the Agency. The Partnership currently engages with over 560 organisations, across 19 sectors, that have wide reach and influence over the city's carbon emissions not only through their organisational activities but also through their staff, students, customers, tenants, football fans, theatre-goers, worshippers, and others. Throughout 25-26 Partnership members have been consulted by the Agency in numerous ways: Quarterly Networking Meetings – through quarterly networking meetings members are convened to share their experience, hear from other climate initiatives, discuss complex climate issues, and be consulted on new strategies in development. In November 2025 the Partnership held its third in-person networking event. The event brought together over 80 people from across the Partnership, the Climate Change Youth Board, and wider stakeholders to connect, share learning and challenge the progress being made by the city. Attendees were asked to identify opportunities for collaboration and to make practical commitments that can delivered with existing resources and within the next few years to help deliver Manchester’s zero carbon, climate resilient vision. In total, more than 70 climate commitments were made. Member Survey – the Agency runs an annual survey to consult and collate best practice by Partnership members. The survey captured positive climate action being delivered by Partnership members as well as areas where partners would like further support. The results highlighted the scale of positive action being delivered across the city and highlighted opportunities for Partnership members to learn from each other. Based on Partner responses, sessions were designed to provide tailored support to members and drive urgent action to reduce emissions where there were gaps in activity and knowledge. Citywide Climate Communications Team – The group is led by the Agency and provides a network for marketing and communications professionals from across the Partnership who: Share success stories to amplify positive action in Manchester Promote Partnership activity Support recruitment of new Partnership members Collaborate and share insights on effective climate communications Position Manchester as a climate leader Built Environment Best practice cohort – Throughout 25-26, MCCA in collaboration with our partners established a network for professionals working in Manchester’s built environment sector. Throughout the year, five events have been held to highlight best practise, facilitate networking opportunities and share valuable insights and approaches to help accelerate our journey towards zero carbon. City Business Climate Alliance – Throughout 25-26 the Agency consulted with businesses through the City Business Climate Alliance project (CBCA), an initiative from C40 Cities and the Global Covenant of Mayors. Consultation with Residents and Communities The Agency consults directly with residents and communities through the In Our Nature Programme (see part 1). The programme is working in 10 deep dive locations (Longsight, Cheetham, Whalley Range, Chorlton Park, Charlestown, Gorton & Abbey Hey, Crumpsall, Harpurhey, Woodhouse Park, Sharston) using community mapping and listening exercises to identify the issues that residents face, the barriers they face when taking climate actions, and what support they need to create long-term behaviour change in their communities and build their capacity. We have been collaborating with over 121 community groups to identify and design projects to support community climate action across Manchester. In addition to this, between 2022 (the start of the programme) and November, the In Our Nature programme has: Shared 200 simple and practical resources created to inspire and support residents across the city to take climate action In our nature’s Facebook and Instagram channels had a reach of over 635,000 over 56,000 website visits Delivered six targeted campaigns. 600 newsletter subscribers The programme has engaged directly with a diverse range of communities across Manchester, where there are often barriers to engagement including Pakistani and Asian women and those for whom English is not their first language, younger and older people, people in lower income areas, socially isolated women, and those with additional needs and learning disabilities. On an ongoing basis, the Agency works with Manchester City Council’s Neighbourhoods Team to support and facilitate consultation with residents and communities on climate change, using feedback to influence the delivery of the In Our Nature programme and wider Council services including community grants, to ensure it is fulfilling the needs of our residents and communities. The latest In Our Nature Impact report can be found here: www.inournature.uk/updates/in-our-nature-report-2022-2025 The Agency’s website and social media channels facilitate regular information exchange and dialogue with local residents, communities and related stakeholders. In 2025/26 this included: Over 26,000 visits to www.manchesterclimate.com Over 700 Instagram followers and over 2,000 followers on LinkedIn Consultation with Young People The Manchester Climate Change Youth Board continues to be the Agency’s main mechanism for consulting with the city’s young people. The Manchester Climate Change Youth Board was formed in 2017 and has a seat on both the Manchester Climate Change Partnership and Board – putting young people at the heart of climate action in Manchester. Supported by the Agency, in the last 12 months the Youth Board has expanded its reach. It’s virtual Youth Network has grown to included 211 young people that share climate news, events, training and job opportunities. It has also delivered projects to provide practical advice and inspire wider engagement in climate action. Some key achievements of the Youth Partnership over the last 12-months include: Successfully obtained funding to develop and deliver their own Carbon Literacy course for you in Manchester On boarded 6 new members to the Board Connected to City in the Community youth growth to reach different youth networks Manchester Climate Ready: The Plan 2025-30 Consultation The development of Manchester Climate Ready: The Plan 2025–2030 was informed by extensive engagement with stakeholders across Manchester and at regional and national levels Stakeholders included the Manchester Climate Ready Partnership (Board and members), Manchester City Council, residents and community groups, youth representatives, businesses, infrastructure providers, and organisations such as the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Transport for Greater Manchester, the Environment Agency and Electricity North West. Consultation was undertaken through Partnership meetings, targeted workshops, sector engagement, policy briefings, alongside ongoing engagement with businesses and community representatives. A dedicated citizens panel was conducted where 14 people whose backgrounds, ages and ethnicities were broadly reflective of Manchester were taken through a series of structured information sharing sessions designed to capture and include their views in the Plan. As a result, stakeholder feedback shaped the Plan’s priorities, strengthened integration of adaptation and mitigation, informed emissions pathways and actions, and ensured alignment with policy and community priorities. Engagement with young people, in support of Manchester’s UNICEF Child Friendly City commitments, was undertaken through Manchester’s Youth Climate Change Partnership. This included representation on the Partnership Board to enable ongoing input into the Plan throughout the development period, as well as a dedicated discovery session for Youth Board and Youth Network members. This was complemented by targeted capacity-building on climate change policy and strategy delivered by MCCA. Further Consultation The Agency also leverages influence to embed climate change into wider policy and action across the city, including by contributing to various local, regional, and national forums, including but not limited to: Manchester Food Board Green Economy Advisory Board Bee Net Zero Partnership Manchester Digital Strategy Group Making Manchester Fairer Manchester City Council Climate Change Scrutiny Committee and internal Climate Change Governance systems Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s mission based approach to Climate Change Northwest Public Health & Sustainability Collaboration UK Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN) UK Core Cities Low Carbon Group

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