Greater Manchester consists of ten local authorities, including the cities of Manchester and Salford, and the boroughs of Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan.
The city region has grown rapidly over recent years. In 2004 the Gross Added Value (GVA) of Greater Manchester was £39.5 bn, this figure represents around 40 per cent of the North West and 5 per cent of the English economy. The total population is 2.6 million, though it is at the core of a much wider travel to work area of over 5 million, making it the second largest connurbation in the UK.
The city region has a long history of strong civic leadership and collaboration, which is widely regardeed as being a major contributor to its economic success. The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) was established in 1986. AGMA's new governance model incorporates an Executive Board made up of the leaders of each of the ten local authorities. This board is underpinned by seven separate commissions. The Environment Commission, made up of 6 local authority elected commissioners and 5 non-local authority commissioners is reponsible for providing the strategic direction on climate change across the city region.
From this page you can access information on what we are doing in Greater Manchester to tackle the issue of climate change.
The links below will take you to your councils Energy Efficiency, Recycling or Climate Change web pages. (all open in a new window)
Manchester City Council
Salford City Council
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Bolton
Metropolitan Borough Council
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Manchester Enterprises
Manchester Enterprises has been incorporated into the Commission for Economic Development, Employment and Skills to lead the economic agenda on behalf of the City Region. Through our work we will continue to strive to improve the wealth of Greater Manchester to benefit businesses and the people who live and work here.
For further information please click here to visit Manchester Enterprises website (opens in a new window)
Manchester is my Planet 
In Greater Manchester people are working together to tackle climate change, and Manchester is my Planet is contributing to work already taking place.
The programme brings together Local Authorities and other public sector bodies, businesses and organisations, and individuals across Greater Manchester and the North West to pioneer new and innovative ways to tackle climate change
For further information please click here (opens in a new window)
Manchester's Energy Efficiency Advice Centre 
The city council's energy group runs the 'Greater
Manchester South energy efficiency advice centre', a
partnership between Manchester, Salford, Stockport, Tameside,
Trafford and Wigan councils.
It's funded by the Energy Saving Trust (external site) on behalf of the government
For further information please click here (opens in a new window)
