Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… emissions over a five-year period. Climate Emergency Action Plan 2024 29 A School Street in place outside John Ball Primary School ➤ Greener, adaptive Lewisham: reducing our environmental impact and improving climate resilience The climate crisis is part of a wider ecological crisis, with biodiversity and habitats under huge pressure. Investing in and improving local ‘green’ and ‘blue…
… Climate Emergency Action Plan 2024 Lewisham Council Climate Emergency Action Plan 2024 Climate Emergency Action Plan 2024 2 Contents 03 Foreword 05 Current context: carbon emissions in Lewisham 08 Reaching net-zero: the keyholders 12 Tackling the Climate Emergency: what you can do to help 13 Our Climate Emergency Action Plan…
… 14 Our progress at a glance 15 Leading by example 20 Sustainable housing 25 Green transport 30 Greening Lewisham 35 Partnership working 40 Full list of actions 54 Key performance indicators 3 Foreword Lewisham Council declared a Climate Emergency in 2019. I’m proud of the actions we’ve taken since then as a Council and in partnership with others across the borough. Despite…
… Emergency Action Plan 2024 3 Councillor Louise Krupski Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Action Climate Emergency Action Plan 2024 4 having contributed least to the factors that cause the problem. Ensuring a fair transition to a decarbonised society and helping our residents benefit from the changes needed is fundamental to why Lewisham Council has prioritised action…
… on the climate emergency. Decarbonising the borough is a hugely stretching goal. Achieving it requires long-term investment and a willingness to do things differently. But reducing our environmental impact does not have to mean giving things up. Instead, taking action has the potential to enrich our lives - giving us cleaner air, warmer homes and healthier lifestyles as well as creating new…