Including the closely related term climate emergency.
…, empowered citizens and voluntary sector organisations Integrated actions including a neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood approach with deep civic participation Develop longer-term rolling, blended and strategic investment FROM: TO: Introduction Our Just Transition Plan builds on the foundation of our previous Climate Emergency Action Plan, which focuses on reducing emissions. The Just Transition Plan…
… look beyond ‘carbon tunnel vision’, to initiate a Just Transition. The case for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and the means by which to do so, are familiar, albeit difficult. But the climate emergency comprises a range of factors that impact human and nonhuman life and environments across the globe. Meaningful climate action needs to look beyond ‘carbon tunnel vision’. In attempting…
… to address the climate emergency holistically, Newham can initiate its Just Transition. 12 Newham’s Just Transition Plan The Bigger Picture Our urban futures will be defined by resource scarcity and unprecedented impacts on global supply chains. A new landscape of constraints and abundances will shape our economies in the future. Our current development models result in dangerously rapid use…
… impacted by extreme weather in England.” Prof. Sarah Lindley, University of Manchester School of Environment Recent events show how climate stressors touch down in Newham. The climate emergency is here. 17 Newham’s Just Transition Plan The Bigger Picture Newham is the second most at-risk area to extreme heat in the UK. Deaths in London start to increase when the two-day average maximum…
… Leadership → Moving from strategy to operations: evaluating and prioritising decisions → Moving the agenda up corporate priorities → Maximising use: Newham’s industrial assets Newham declares a Climate Emergency, 2019 Align title (24pt) to this box Newham’s Climate Action Working Group has identified challenges and opportunities for immediate attention. These recommendations show how LBN might…