… Lambeth's Climate Action Plan LAMBETH’S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN Tackling the climate and ecological emergency together CONTENTS FOREWORD 03 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 04 INTRODUCTION TO THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 06 1 OUR 2030 VISION 13 2 THE CASE FOR LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION 15 3 CLIMATE GOALS FOR LAMBETH 20 ADAPTATION 22 BUILDINGS…
…, businesses and major institutions that will lead us forward, through to a more just and sustainable future. And that is where this plan comes in: it is our collective plan as a borough to tackle the climate emergency here in Lambeth, and to do it fairly and swiftly. Our role as the council is to provide that municipal leadership that brings together the community from every corner of Lambeth…
…, Lambeth Council was the first London borough to declare a climate and ecological emergency and committed to ensuring the council’s operations are net zero by 2030. Since then, as well as developing and implementing its own plan to reduce emissions, the council has reached out to residents and organisations in Lambeth; residents through the Citizens’ Assembly on the Climate Crisis and online…
… are already seeing the impact that the global climate and ecological emergency is having on our communities, from widespread flash flooding to deaths caused by high levels of air pollution and unprecedented heat waves. Taking action to cut our emissions, clean our air and adapt to extreme weather events requires system change, and everyone needs to play their part. In other words, a radical…
… consumption-based emissions in the borough by two thirds by 2030. Lambeth’s response 06 Lambeth’s Climate Action Plan | Introduction The Climate Action Plan is the borough’s response to the climate and ecological emergency and to what our communities have asked for. Climate action is supported by nine out of ten Lambeth residents. This demonstrates a vast majority of support in the borough…