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London Borough of Lewisham

… action to reduce carbon emissions through our policies, funding and investment decisions, by convening coalitions and showcasing innovation and good practice. Case study: School Streets programme. Page 29 Climate Emergency Action Plan 2024 11 Reaching net-zero: the keyholders How we can influence national and regional actors to help reduce local emissions Build the case for action…

… Action Plan 2024 15 Leading by example: reducing council emissions Reducing carbon emissions from the Council’s operations and corporate estate will make an important contribution to our ambition for the borough to be net zero by 2030. Additionally, it will demonstrate the seriousness of our Council’s commitment to tackling the Climate Emergency. While the Council is only responsible…

… Council services and developing Council policies. Decarbonising the Lewisham Pension Fund: Our Pensions Investment Committee have approved a new Climate Transition and Net Zero policy to support a transition towards low carbon investments. The latest measure of the carbon intensity of the Lewisham Pension Fund listed mandates was 29.8 tonnes per £1m invested - 70% lower than the industry…

… journeys involved in the school run. As well as having a positive impact on the health of school children as a result of improved air quality, reducing the number of vehicle journeys made helps to reduce carbon emissions across the borough as a whole. So far, School Streets in Lewisham are estimated to have cut vehicle journeys by 1.45 million and contributed to a 4,360 tonne reduction in CO²e…

… the proposed expansion of London City Airport’s operating hours, formally responding to Newham Council’s planning consultation as a statutory consultee to highlight our opposition. We argued that the proposed changes would increase noise pollution for Lewisham residents and undermine efforts to reduce carbon emissions, and improve air quality. In July, Newham Council’s Strategic Development…