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London Borough of Lambeth

… developed its own Climate Action Plan; to set out how, as a local area, we can play our part in reducing emissions and improving climate resilience. As a borough, we will aim to be a net zero compatible borough as soon as possible after 2030. This means we will need to eliminate all direct emissions, whilst reducing our contribution to indirect emissions as far as possible. We will aim to reduce…

… Lambeth’s goal to become net zero compatible by 2030. This means the borough (residents, businesses and the council) will be as close as possible to zero overall emissions, by prioritising emissions reductions, and compensating for any remaining emissions through offsetting activities, such as planting trees. Achieving this goal to become a prosperous, fair and climate resilient Lambeth requires…

… Lambeth’s Climate Action Plan | Introduction 09 Lambeth Council Climate Action Plan CAP = Climate Action Plan 2018 2019 2020 2021 2019-20 Lambeth's Carbon Emissions report 2018-19 Lambeth's Carbon Emissions report MAY - JUL 2021 Citizens' Assembly on the Climate Crisis JUN - NOV 2020 Residents' Climate Action consultation MAY - NOV 2021 Online consultation platform opened OCT…

…” emissions. These are really important in Lambeth as they are significantly more than the emissions we produce directly in Lambeth. Consumption-based emissions are created by a huge range of activity, for example, the clothes and furniture we buy, the food we eat, the medicine we take and the material we use for art and cultural purposes across Lambeth. 2 Lambeth Carbon Emissions Report 2019-2020…

… 226.5 306.4 370.2 212.4 294.9 369.7 Figure 5: The major sources of emissions from the London Borough of Lambeth, compared with UK wide emissions (left), and borough emissions from 2017 compared to 2018 (right). Source: Lambeth Carbon Emissions Report 2019-2020. 17 Lambeth’s Climate Action Plan | The case for local climate action There are important reasons for us to act at a local…