Item 5 - Resource Transfer Supporting Climate Change Policy (L3/19)

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This report alerts Leaders Committee to discussions at the Transport and Environment Committee (TEC) concerning action on climate change. These discussions have sought to address the growing desire of Member authorities to increase their activity individually and collectively to address concerns surrounding climate change where a majority of London boroughs have announced climate emergencies.
TEC is developing a programme of proposed work that will support action on climate change and take forward related components of London Councils Pledges to Londoners. TEC is able to fund this work from within its own resources and members of TEC wish to do so. However, climate change related activities are currently outside TEC’s authority.
Both the Executive and TEC Executive have principally agreed with the recommendations set out in this report. This paper seeks agreement from Leaders’ Committee that this work should be undertaken.