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… to a local heat network (if available) or as a minimum safeguards connection to a future network. 5. Lobby government for changes to national policy in key areas, to include building energy standards and funding initiatives to support retrofitting of domestic properties Page 2 of 5 linking key council development sites 16. Plan for how the Council’s major development schemes…
… for opportunities to collaborate further on this agenda 5. Promote ‘Plant a tree’ initiatives and other projects (eg wildlife and forest gardens) to enable residents, through the borough’s extensive network of private gardens, to increase tree cover, improve and enhance Harrow’s biodiversity, and meet more food demand through local production Page 4 of 5 production GOOD GOVERNANCE…
… to 2030 4. Recommend the appointment of a portfolio holder for the climate and ecological emergency 5. Consider new governance processes to ensure that the climate and ecological impacts of council actions are considered at the point of decision 6. Review the level of investment in fossil fuels by the Pension Fund and across other Council investments 7. Explore alternative financing…
… solutions for capital infrastructure projects (eg social impact bonds, retargeted borough and neighbourhood CIL, draw downs from the Mayor’s Energy Efficiency Fund) 8. Ensure that the council is in a position to take advantage of grant funding opportunities (inter alia from central government, the GLA) to support the transition to a low carbon future 9. Develop a resilience and adaptation plan…
… to run alongside this strategy, in order to plan for climate change impacts 1. Encourage school governing bodies and other key local partners to endorse the Council’s climate emergency declaration and develop their own action plans 2. Encourage community and voluntary sector groups to develop their energy efficiency proposals and look to crowdfund these during 2020…