Including the closely related term transport.
… ZERO CARBON CITY WESTMINSTER CLIMATE EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN DISCOVER THE PLAN Contents 04 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 05 INTRODUCTION 24 ACCELERATING DELIVERY 06 CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 25 EFFICIENT BUILDINGS 37 SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT 50 GREEN AND RESILIENT CITY 57 MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REPORTING 32 CLEAN…
… a comprehensive set of actions across five themes: › Efficient buildings › Clean and affordable energy › Sustainable travel and transport › Reduced consumption and waste; and › Green and resilient city The themes and the proposed actions within them have been prioritised based on available evidence of sources of carbon emissions in Westminster. The actions reflect views we have gathered from our…
… years on record – with 2016 and 2019 completing the top three7 Lord John Krebs, Chair of the Adaptation Sub-Committee to the Committee on Climate Change8 " " What we now think of as an extremely hot summer, where people are dying of heat stress and it is extvremely uncomfortable in homes, hospitals and much of transport, that is likely to be a typical summer by the middle of the century…
… improved quality of life to residents A safer, healthier more resilient city with reduced waste and air pollution A cleaner, resource efficient city with reduced fuel poverty Sustainable and more affordable energy and water Better homes and offices and an efficient, cleaner transport network Better jobs, a more inclusive economy, and enhanced green skills and education Local green…
… and its residents. Although NO2 and particulate matter are not considered greenhouse gases (and therefore do not directly contribute to climate change) they tend to be emitted by many of the same processes, such as fuel combustion for transport and gas used for cooking and heating homes and buildings. Westminster’s Air Quality Action Plan (2019-2024) and Climate Emergency Action Plan are closely…