July 10, 2019
News and Past Events CCC Decries Government’s “Dad’s Army” Approach to Climate Change The Climate Change Committee issued its joint adaptation/mitigation progress report for the UK, and the findings are stark: Only a handful of sectors have plans that consider a minimum temperature rise of 2°C, let alone 4°. Twelve of 33 sectors have … Read more
April 8, 2019
News and Past Events LCCP and Space4Climate at Futurebuild Briony Turner and Kristen organized a session at the Vision London symposium at Futurebuild on 6 March. Lisa Horrocks from Mott MacDonald chaired a session comprised of short, provocative talks from nine speakers representing a diversity of expertise, including public health, infrastructure, technology and “smart” solutions, … Read more
March 20, 2019
News and Past Events London Flood Awareness Week London Flood Awareness week ran from 12 to 18 November. This was a partnership campaign led by the GLA with the Environment Agency, London Resilience, and Thames Water. Roughly 1.3 million people are living and working in areas of tidal and fluvial flood risk and around a … Read more
November 28, 2018
Check out this blog post with embedded podcast of a lecture by LCCP Chair Chris Rapley: https://www.piqd.com/climate-change/what-you-believe-about-climate-change-reflects-who-you-are-not-what-you-know
October 25, 2018
News and Past Events IPCC Special Report on Global Warming This month, the IPCC released a special report on global warming of 1.5°C at a meeting in South Korea. The report says that we are already seeing the consequences of 1°C of global warming in the form of more extreme weather, rising sea levels and … Read more
October 17, 2018
London Flood Awareness Week runs from 12-18 November 2018 and involves a partnership of the Mayor of London, Environment Agency, Thames Water and London Resilience working together to improve awareness of flood risk and help Londoners get prepared ahead of the winter months. The website is now up and running. Find out all about things you … Read more
July 11, 2018
News and Past Events Monitoring Adaptation Progress in London’s Health Sector On June 29, LCCP ran a workshop for health sector stakeholders in partnership with PHE and the NHS Sustainable Development Unit. The purpose was to introduce the health element of London’s sector-based adaptation approach and explore setting up a group or network to support … Read more
June 4, 2018
In accordance with the new General Data Protection Regulation, LCCP has published a new privacy policy. You can find it here.
April 18, 2018
News and Past Events TEP/LCCP Workshop: Adaptation in the River Environment On April 16, TEP and LCCP joined forces to host a workshop for stakeholders interested in the sustainability and prosperity of the Thames. Kristen gave an overview and introduction to adaptation, James Trimmer talked about the PLA’s experience and learning from adaptation reporting, Katy … Read more
November 20, 2017
News and Events The future of London’s wastewater London’s wastewater services face 21st century challenges, including rapid population growth, changing weather patterns, ageing infrastructure, and tightening environmental standards. Thames Water sets out its approach to managing these pressures, and embracing opportunities for innovation, in its London 2100 document. Through an adaptive pathways framework, Thames Water … Read more