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LCCP Update 4 August 2021

4 August 2021

UK Climate Risk: State of the Nation webinar series  The Climate Change Committee presents a series exploring some of the key challenges raised in the Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk. The webinars will feature insights from the authors of the technical report, members of the CCC team and other expert panellists. Topics will include … Read more

LCCP Update 21 July 2021

20 July 2021

London’s indoor cool spaces now open  If you’re looking for some respite from the heat while you’re out and about, you can now find indoor cool spaces in addition to the more than 200 outdoor cool spaces registered on the GLA’s cool spaces map. There’s also a link to register new cool spaces if you’ve … Read more

LCCP Update 14 July 2021

14 July 2021

Are resilience standards up to standard? This Resilience First debate on the proposition “our resilience standards are not up to standard” will make the case that standards have become increasingly burdensome, complex, subjective, and allied to vested commercial interests and need to be reviewed, simplified, and made more accessible. 15 July, register at the link. … Read more

LCCP Update 21 June 2021

21 June 2021

London Climate Action Week events  There is still time to check out the ever-growing list of exciting climate-related events for LCAW, and here’s a reminder of what we’re organizing: Climate-resilient schools  Part of the Schools Climate Summit CAMPUS Deep-Dive series, this event will explore the climate risks to schools and showcase examples of how to … Read more

LCCP update 3 June 2021

3 June 2021

PHE Climate Change, Health, and the 2030 Agenda  Public Health England and the COP26 Unit will host a series of panel discussions monthly from July to December exploring horizon questions for climate change impacts and responses within the health sector. Each panel will include an academic researcher and representatives from policy and practice. The first … Read more

Job opportunity: Communications Officer, Parks for London

13 May 2021

Parks for London, which is evolving into a Centre for Excellence to support London’s parks and green spaces, is recruiting a Communications Officer. It’s an exciting opportunity to help shape and develop new approaches to championing green space at a time when parks and green spaces are in the spotlight. Find more information and an … Read more

LCCP Update 11 May 2021

10 May 2021

Met Office Industry Climate Week  From 24-28 May the Met Office will be sharing content from climate scientists and partner organisations about what industry leaders are doing to adapt and transition to net zero, and what the latest climate science means for business and industry. On 25 May there will be a webinar on using … Read more

LCCP Update 4 May 2021

30 April 2021

New Adaptation Pathways Starter Pack  Adaptation pathways mark a change from the “science-first” approach to climate risk management. The Environment Agency, in collaboration with LCCP and the Thames Estuary Partnership, have produced an introductory information pack for people working in flood risk management, planning, community flood groups, and others. This starter pack is intended to … Read more

LCCP News 9 April 2021

9 April 2021

London Mayor manifestos published You can find the Labour (Sadiq Khan) manifesto here. And the Green Party (Sian Berry) manifesto here. The Mayoral Environment Debate will be on 12 April at 7pm. Public Health Research and Science Conference: abstracts welcomed  Climate change will feature as a highlighted topic at this year’s free conference, being held … Read more

Future Neighbourhoods 2030

17 March 2021

London’s Green New Deal Mission aims to tackle the challenges of climate change and pollution while supporting the growth of London’s green economy. As part of the mission activities this year, The GLA has made £3 million available to fund the first phase of the Future Neighbourhoods 2030 Programme. This programme seeks to support deprived … Read more