This Call to Action shows how Manchester can lead in turning the challenge of climate change into an opportunity to improve our city. But it will not be easy and Manchester faces difficult choices. Both the UK Government's Stern Review of the economics of climate change and the Manchester "Mini-Stern" identify high economic costs of failing to take by 2020, which can be prevented only with significant upfront investments in new technology, infrastructure and removing wider social and economic benefits as well as financial costs.

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