Equipping placemakers to shape a thriving and equitable city
With London reaching 40C temperatures, the impact of climate change on cities is an urgent priority. Our conference on climate resilience explores ways to manage the effects of extreme weather. Climate resilience and equity is the theme of our annual conference on 8 October in central London, with a focus … Read more
The Health and Housing Impact Network is launching our theme for this year: Housing, climate change and health equity. We’ll focus on improving collaboration between housing and health professionals to reduce emissions and climate change impact on vulnerable Londoners.
The Mayor wants London to be the open data capital of the world but first we need to create a data-sharing culture, according to our Data City event panellists If you travel around the capital on public transport, perhaps you use Transport for London’s own app or the slicker Citymapper? … Read more
Guest blog post from Sarah Birt on how cities will deliver on their climate emergency declarations through achieving zero carbon developments. New housing developments, in particular, are under pressure to balance ‘net zero’ with affordability and project viability, which is easier said than done.
FoL’s report celebrates London’s sustainability milestones but examines what more the built environment sector, as a contributor of 40% of the UK’s carbon footprint, needs to do to support built environment sector change and encourage community participation in achieving net zero in the wake of Brexit and Covid-19.
This City Makers’ Forum invited cross-sector speakers working at the frontline of London’s recovery response to assess London’s ambitions for a green recovery. Can we capitalise on this opportunity, and pull together to leverage public support and political will, to ultimately deliver a recovery that is fair and equitable for all?
Our new report assesses the climate risk to London’s public assets and operations, and makes the business case for a cross-sector approach to resilience.