… Climate Emergency Action Plan 2024 Lewisham Council Climate Emergency Action Plan 2024 Climate Emergency Action Plan 2024 2 Contents 03 Foreword 05 Current context: carbon emissions in Lewisham 08 Reaching net-zero: the keyholders 12 Tackling the Climate Emergency: what you can do to help 13 Our Climate Emergency Action Plan…
… opportunities for jobs and making Lewisham a more equitable place to live and visit. This document sets out a range of actions that reflect the scale and urgency of meeting the ambition for Lewisham to be net zero carbon by 2030. It also includes actions to protect our communities now and into the future by anticipating and responding to heatwaves, flooding, storms and other impacts of a changing…
… actors e.g. UK Government, Mayor of London, TfL, businesses Lewisham Council Reaching net-zero: the keyholders As a Council, we are directly responsible for just 2% of emissions in Lewisham. While we have an important role to play in reducing our direct emissions, reaching net-zero also depends on decisions at a regional and national level on funding and policy as well…
… as on the contribution of a wide range of other actors within the borough, including residents and businesses. There are three main groups who hold the keys to our ambition of reaching net-zero by 2030. As a local authority, we have a vital leadership role to play in enabling and influencing these groups to support the transition to net-zero. Climate Emergency Action Plan 2024 8 Climate Emergency Action…
… Plan 2024 9 Reaching net-zero: the keyholders Lewisham Council We can reduce the emissions we are directly responsible for as a Council through our operations and corporate estate. How we can reduce our emissions Ensure climate implications are factored into all of our decision-making processes. Develop costed plans to decarbonise buildings that we own/manage and electrify our vehicle fleet…