#1 Retrofit London: Retrofit all domestic and non-domestic buildings to an average level of EPC B. Lead boroughs: LB Enfield and LB Waltham Forest
#2 Low carbon development: Secure low carbon buildings and infrastructure via borough planning. Lead borough: LB Hackney
#3 Low carbon transport: Halve road journeys made by petrol and diesel via combined measures that can restrict polluting journeys and incentivise sustainable and active travel options. Lead boroughs: RB Kingston and City of Westminster
#4 Renewable power for London: Secure 100% renewable energy for London’s public sector now and in the future. Lead borough: LB Islington
#5 Reduce consumption emissions: Reduce consumption emissions by two thirds, focusing on food, clothing, electronics and aviation. Lead borough: LB Harrow
#6 Build the green economy: Develop London's low carbon sector and green our broader economy. Lead borough: LB Hounslow
#7 Creating a resilient and green London. Lead borough: LB Southwark
The programmes originated from our ambitious Joint Statement on Climate Change which also set out the boroughs' approach to governance, citizen engagement and resourcing for climate change.
In 2020, we established working groups to develop action plans for four of these ambitions - on domestic retrofitting, low carbon development, consumption emissions and a creating a resilient and green London. In other areas - low carbon transport, renewable energy and green economy - wider circumstances, including the response to Covid-19, have slowed our progress. However, we also aim to complete action plans for these programmes in 2021.
Event recordings
London Councils advocates on behalf of its members for the powers and resources that they need to deliver their climate ambitions. In 2020 and 2021, this included the following events, which you can watch again and/ or see the presentations on our website:
- Net Zero Strategy: how local government can turbocharge delivery - YouTube (2 July 2021), with Eddie Hughes MP (Parliamentary Undersecretary of State at MHCLG), Mayor Glanville (Chair, London Councils' Transport and Environment Committee), Cllr David Renard (Chair, LGA Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport Board), Carolyn McKenzie (ADEPT/ Surrey County Council) and Harriet Lamb (Ashden): see recording here:
- Cities Climate Investment Commission (CCIC) launch (1 July 2021), with Prof Greg Clark, Cllr Susan Aitken (Glasgow City Council), Niall Bolger (LB Hounslow), Andrew Carter (Centre for Cities), Rachel Dickie (Grosvenor) and Shuen Chan (LGIM Real Assets)
- Accelerating the green recovery in London's boroughs (2 July 2020), with Cllr Claire Holland (LB Lambeth), Jordan Cummings (CBI London), Afsheen Rashid (Repowering) and Kas Mohammed (Schneider Electric), chaired by Dianna Neal from London Councils
- Empowering local government to be climate leaders (23 November 2020), with Mayor Philip Glanville (Chair, London Councils' Transport and Environment Committee), Patrick Allcorn (BEIS), Sue Halliwell (ADEPT) and Harriet Lamb (Ashden), chaired by Katharina Winbeck from London Councils