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London Borough of Newham

… (24pt) to this box → We deserve a fairer Newham: a Just Transition means increasing equality, improving health for our residents and providing opportunities for work and education. → We are vulnerable: Our residents and businesses have already suffered from extreme weather events, fuel poverty and soaring living costs. → We need to be future ready: Even small changes to the climate will lead…

… in the decades to come. In financial terms, as well as in terms of justice, the cost of action will only increase over time. Align title (24pt) to this box 14 Newham’s Just Transition Plan The Bigger Picture We can become future-ready by embracing the benefits of accelerated and integrated adaptation alongside mitigation. Extreme climate events are hugely costly to cities and damaging to residents…

…. The frequency and magnitude of extreme rainfall events is expected to increase under a warming climate; for example, rainfall events with more than 20mm of rain within an hour are projected to be four times more likely by 2080 than in the 1980s10. This threshold was reached during the London July 2021 floods when 40mm of rain fell over three hours at Kew Gardens, flooding the underground and other…

… https://environment.data.gov.uk/DefraDataDownload/?Mode=rofsw https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2023/new-research-shows-increasing-frequency-of-extreme-rainfall-events Thinking about climate change and its impacts from lived experience Do we have secure, sustainable and affordable heating and power in our homes? This map shows…

… and blue spaces. Lack of access to these areas can increase vulnerabilities to the urban heat island effect. Lower quality built environment Research participants highlighted experiences of low quality housing amenities and infrastructure. Such elements can leave residents vulnerable to risks resulting from extreme weather events. “Whom do I talk to? Where do I go to? [There's] that fear…