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London Borough of Lambeth

… - DEC 2021 One-to-one and group meetings and workshops for CAP input JAN 2019 Lambeth declares a climate and ecological emergency JUL 2019 Council's Corporate Carbon Reduction Plan Figure 1: Timeline of Lambeth’s Climate Action Plan development Development of the Climate Action Plan 08 Lambeth’s Climate Action Plan | Introduction In January 2019, Lambeth Council declared a climate…

… of the Parties (COP 26), saw a number of countries sign up to measures to mitigate and adapt to climate change such as by phasing out coal, and stopping deforestation by 2030. National governments cannot achieve these climate goals alone. It is estimated that over half of the emissions cuts needed in the UK rely on local people and businesses adopting low-carbon solutions. That is why Lambeth has…

… and ecological emergency and committed to ensuring the council’s estate and operations would be net zero by 2030. As well as being responsible for reducing its own carbon emissions, the council recognised its role in bringing together residents, partners, businesses, voluntary, community and faith groups to agree how to reduce carbon emissions across the borough. The process that has followed over…

… of the Assembly through online workshops and activities delivered over six weeks. The assembly members developed a set of 13 recommendations for the borough to reduce carbon emissions to net zero. These recommendations, alongside key principles for change, have been incorporated into this plan. Co-creation of a borough-wide Climate Action Plan During the development of the Climate Action Plan…

… action in a way that is fair and takes account of the resources within our communities. While we require the deployment of physical low-carbon solutions, only 41% of action can be achieved by technology alone. The remaining 59% of action relies partially or wholly on behaviour change, and requires us all to become agents of change, taking every step we can and influencing others to do the same…