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… of net zero carbon emissions by 2040 will affect almost every aspect of our daily lives. But we cannot do this alone. It is vital that we work in partnership to tackle climate change and I encourage you all to get involved in shaping the city’s approach to tackling the climate emergency. I very much want us to create a climate emergency action plan together that fully reflects the priorities…

… Westminster, where residents, communities and businesses can thrive and are resilient to the impacts of climate change. People and communities Residents, workers and visitors in Westminster actively adopt behaviours that reduce their carbon impact and communities work together as part of a city-wide partnership to tackle climate change. Organisations and economy Westminster’s businesses take…

…, workers and visitors in Westminster actively adopt behaviours that reduce their carbon impact and communities work together as part of a city-wide partnership to tackle climate change. Context and challenges • There are 125,001 homes in Westminster of which 40% are rented, 31% are owned and 26% are socially rented. This includes 20,931 social housing properties of which 57% of residents…

… AND COMMUNITIES 11 ORGANISATIONS AND ECONOMY 15 BUILDINGS AND ENERGY 19 MOVEMENT AND PLACES 23 GLOSSARY 27 To have your say on our draft recommendations and to feed into the climate action plan, please submit your feedback, ideas and comments in our online survey at westminster.gov.uk/climate-change For a printed version of the survey, please email climateemergency@westminster.gov.uk…

… http://www.westminster.gov.uk/climate-change mailto:climateemergency@westminster.gov.uk 1. FOREWORD T he pandemic has changed the world in fundamental ways; the one thing it has only made more urgent is the climate emergency. We have seen a glimpse of less polluted streets and cleaner air and we don’t want to go back. The council will lead by example and the steps we have…