News and Events Categories: Transport & Infrastructure
LCRP 2nd Forum – 24th June 2024
April 26, 2024
LCRP partners should have received a calendar hold for this event – it’s the 2nd in our series of planned forums. We’ll be providing more details about this in due course so please hold the date if you’re interested in attending and we’ll keep you updated.
RSVP: This is an open event, please get in touch with me (yisum.heneghan@london.gov.uk) if you have not yet received the invitation … Find out more
LCCP Update 7 March 2022
March 7, 2022
IPCC Report: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability You’ll have seen by now that the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment (AR6) Working Group II published its findings last Monday in a report called “an atlas of human suffering” by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. There has been plenty of good commentary on this 3000+ page report, but we’ll add a … Read more
LCCP Update 7 February 2022
February 7, 2022
Measuring and Reporting of Climate-related Physical Risks Mandatory disclosure of climate-related risks is due to come into force from April 2022 for large organisations and financial institutions, likely expanding to smaller organisations by 2025. In order to support organisations in measuring and reporting climate-related physical risks, UKGBC is launching a new TCFD-aligned report which provides guidance on … Read more
LCCP Update 14 January 2022
January 14, 2022
London’s climate risk mapping training session recording Last month we held a workshop training session with Bloomberg Associates for stakeholders from across London and beyond. It covered the background and purpose of the mapping project, the features of the mapping, and how decision-makers are using the mapping in their sectors to help consider at-risk … Read more
London’s climate risk mapping – training session
January 12, 2022
On December 8 2021, the GLA and Bloomberg Associates held a training session for stakeholders across London and beyond. This covered the background of the project, the features of the maps, and how decision-makers across different sectors are using the maps to help consider at-risk populations in their work. Find the maps here. Find a … Read more
LCCP Update 17 December 2021
December 17, 2021
Building Regs changes to support net zero, prevent overheating Under new regulations introduced on 15 December, CO2 emissions from newly built homes must be around 30 percent lower than under current standards. Emissions from other new buildings, including offices and shops, must be 27 percent lower. In addition, all new residential buildings—including homes, care homes, … Read more
LCCP Update 5 November 2021
November 5, 2021
Need help following COP26? All the news and commentary around the negotiations and other events can be bewildering. Luckily, the Local Governments and Municipal Authorities constituency of the UNFCCC (LGMA) has compiled a list of four publications providing background that can help you get to grips with what’s going on. The NDC Synthesis Report gives … Read more
LCCP Update 19 October 2021
October 19, 2021
Government response to the Climate Change Committee adaptation progress report On 19 October, Government published its response to the CCC’s 2021 report, Progress in adapting to climate change, providing feedback on each of the CCC’s recommendations. There are few surprises here, and many references to existing or ongoing work. Among the interesting points: In response … Read more
Met Office Industry Climate Week
May 5, 2021
Join the Met Office’s virtual Industry Climate Week to explore some of the climate challenges and opportunities facing business and industry. Expert climate scientists and partner organisations will share their climate-related content, industry leaders will talk about what their organisations are doing to adapt and achieve net zero, and Met Office experts will present the … Find out more
ICE London Infrastructure Workshops
March 17, 2021
ICE London Infrastructure workshops Tuesday 23 – Tues 30 March 2021 Ahead of the London Mayoral Election on Thursday 6 May, ICE London is holding a series of online workshops to collect the views of ICE members and stakeholders in the built environment to on what the Mayor’s infrastructure priorities should be. Our five key … Find out more