Andrew has been a member of the UK Delegation to the EU Committee of the Regions for the last 4 years. He is the Political Co-ordinator of the European Alliance Group on the ENVE Commission that deals with Energy and Environment Policy.

Here are just some of the issues Andrew has already been championing at the EU Level:

Getting the EU Committee of the Regions backing for taking action on vehicle manufacturers that damage our health and local environments.

Getting the EU Committee of the Regions to take a stand on Climate Change.

Giving a local perspective on climate change and asking EU Commissioners to champion the role of Local Authorities with national governments.

Establishing the concept of Locally Determined Contributions to address the climate change gap identified in the COP 21 Paris Agreement