The rain was on the inside.
Most of it came from grown men (and women), all tearfully realising that we are all still going to have to cling to Bobby Moore’s shinpads for a few more years if we want to see what true footballing glory looks like.
Even young Prince George, watching from the royal box with his parents, was off his seat in ecstasy
The buoyed-up, incredulous euphoria which had gripped this stadium for so much of a deafening Euro 2020 final had been ground to a mulch of what-iffery and desolation
And to be despatched by the fickle gods of the penalty shoot-out. They are not, and never have been, England fans, as poor Gareth Southgate knows horribly well. His men could hold their heads high but most did not feel inclined to do so. Who can blame them?
Data sharing is key to designing financial instruments and creating demonstrable Net Zero results, noted Gavin Starks, CEO of Icebreaker One, in a FinextraTV interview.
Councils not confident of reaching net-zero commitments
More than a third of councils in the UK are not confident that they ll be able to meet public commitments to reaching net-zero emissions, with a black hole of data hindering efforts on energy efficiency plans.
The news comes just weeks after it was revealed that English and Scottish local authorities representing one-third of the population have committed to reaching net-zero community emissions by 2045
A poll of 1,061 UK councillors, carried out in November 2020, by the independent non-profit Icebreaker One found that 36% are not confident that their council will meet public commitments to net-zero emissions.
A third of councillors ‘not confident’ about meeting net zero targets
One in three councillors are not confident their council can meet net zero targets, a new poll has found.
The research for Icebreaker One revealed a ‘data black hole’ is threatening how well councils can respond to the climate and economic crises.
Of those surveyed, 38% of councillors said they do not have sufficient information to make informed decisions to reach net zero emissions, while 43% are not confident they have sufficient information to make informed decisions on their local COVID-19 economic recovery.
The survey also found that nearly half of councils rely on private sector data to inform decisions around achieving net zero.