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March 2024 Newsletter

26 April 2024

📢 Announcements  Climaax’s Open Call invites public bodies to apply for up to 300,000 EUR for your region’s climate protection. CLIMAte risk and vulnerability Assessment framework and toolboX (CLIMAAX) is an EU-funded project (2023-2026) fueling regional resilience. It is committed to furnishing practical assistance, aiding in the implementation of methodological frameworks, and facilitating the utilisation … Read more

April 2024 Newsletter

26 April 2024

📢 Announcements  Resilience First webinar on Building Resilient Cities: Key Takeaways  On 13th March, Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy, GLA and Emma Howard Boyd CBE, Chair of the London Climate Resilience Review presented at the Resilience First webinar on The Priorities for Building Resilient Cities. Please see attached for a summary of … Read more

February 2024 Newsletter

26 April 2024

📢 Announcements  City of London Corporation install smart climate sensor network – Tim Munday, City of London  As part of its Climate Action Strategy the City Corporation has installed a network of climate recording sensors across the Square Mile. The series of temperature, air pressure, soil moisture, and drainage gully sensors have been placed at … Read more

EAC – Heat Resilience and Sustainable Cooling

31 January 2024

Today the Environment Audit Committee publishes its findings from its inquiry into heat resilience and sustainable cooling in the UK. https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/43103/documents/214494/default/ The inquiry was launched against a backdrop of an increase in extreme heat events globally including the first recorded 40 degree C day in the UK. Met office predictions are that these periods of … Read more

London Climate Resilience Review – Interim report Jan 2024

17 January 2024

Today the London Climate Resilience Review published their interim report into London’s preparedness for the impacts of climate change, highlighting a number of strategic, priority recommendations for the mayor and national government. The independent Review was commissioned by the Mayor of London and chaired by Emma Howard Boyd, former chair of the Environment Agency and … Read publication

LCCP response to the London Climate Resilience Review

5 December 2023

The London Climate Resilience Review  was set up by the Mayor of London to identify the gaps and actions needed to improve London’s resilience to increased environmental impacts as a result of a changing climate. This independent review is chaired by Emma Howard Boyd and has been taking evidence from stakeholders through 2023. The Partnership … Read more

City of London Climate Action Strategy – integrating adaptation into climate plans

1 November 2022

LCCP partner -The City of London Corporation- adopted its ambitious Climate Action Strategy in 2020, with commitments to achieving ambitious net zero emissions targets but crucially, also committing the City Corporation to pursue climate resilience in its buildings, public spaces and infrastructure. The City Corporation commissioned Buro Happold to undertake an assessment of the climate-related … Read publication

A Framework for measuring and reporting of climate related physical risks to built assets

23 September 2022

The UK Green Buildings Council (UKGBC) ,an LCCP partner, have launched a Framework to provide organisations with a consistent methodology for measuring climate-related physical risks to built assets.  For large organisations and financial institutions within the UK, mandatory disclosure of climate-related risks has been in force from April 2022 in line with the Task Force … Read publication

Adaptation Pathways Starter Pack

30 April 2021

The LCCP, the Environment Agency, and the Thames Estuary Partnership present this adaptation pathways starter pack for people working in flood risk management, planning, community flood groups, and others. Adaptation pathways mark a change from the “know everything first” approach to climate risk management. This starter pack is intended to give people working on adaptation projects … Read publication

Future Buildings Standard

12 April 2021

The Future Buildings Standard: Consultation on changes to Part L (conservation of fuel and power) and Part F (ventilation) of the Building Regulations for non-domestic buildings and dwellings; and overheating in new residential buildings Find the consultation here Our response covers the sections of the consultation document pertaining to overheating. You can read it here.