January 10, 2020
Happy new year and welcome to our first news update of the decade. Remember to send us your news for the next quarterly update. News and Recent Events Aldersgate Group report: Using TCFDs to manage climate risk: next steps for UK government, investors, and business The Aldersgate Group published this report in October asserting … Read more
November 8, 2019
Any business or public sector organisation within the Thames Water supply area (even if Thames is no longer your retailer) can book a visit from a water expert who will review your bathroom and kitchen facilities, recommend the best solutions, and fit water saving devices – all for free. Save money and contribute to London’s sustainability and climate resilience! … Read more
October 10, 2019
The London Climate Change Partnership is delighted to welcome Louise Pryor as its new Chair. Louise is a climate change actuary and risk specialist with extensive experience in insurance, software and academia. She has worked on emerging risks, risks to cities, and how insurers can support resilience to climate risks. Louise is a Council member … Read more
October 9, 2019
The latest news from around the LCCP network. If you’d like to include your news in the next update, contact Kristen. News and Recent Events Climate Impacts Accelerating The World Meteorological Organization published its report in September setting out the latest science on the causes and effects of climate change. Global temperatures have … Read more
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