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Drought planning in London

  • Reference: 2022/3954
  • Question by: Zack Polanski
  • Meeting date: 17 November 2022
What meetings and discussions have you and GLA officers had with external organisations such as, but not limited to Thames Water and the Environment Agency, to deal with a sustained drought in London, and what plans have come from them?

COP27 attendance

  • Reference: 2022/3953
  • Question by: Zack Polanski
  • Meeting date: 17 November 2022
Did you or any staff in the GLA group attend COP27 and, if so, what meetings did you take part in at and around the conference programme?

Light pollution

  • Reference: 2022/3952
  • Question by: Zack Polanski
  • Meeting date: 17 November 2022
What actions have you taken to address light pollution in London, what plans do you have to further develop your plans and what targets have you set?

Aviation expansion

  • Reference: 2022/3951
  • Question by: Zack Polanski
  • Meeting date: 17 November 2022
Is any aviation expansion in London acceptable?

Real world impacts of carbon offsets

  • Reference: 2022/3950
  • Question by: Zack Polanski
  • Meeting date: 17 November 2022
The Climate Change Committee has said that a reliance on offsetting carbon emissions by businesses risks delaying the achievement of net zero. Since 2016, what carbon offset schemes have your office and the wider GLA invested in or purchased to mitigate impacts by staff in the GLA, and how do you assess their standards and minimise their use?

Warm banks to respond to cost of living pressures and power cuts

  • Reference: 2022/3949
  • Question by: Zack Polanski
  • Meeting date: 17 November 2022
What planning has been undertaken to provide warm places where Londoners can safely get rest and support during the winter when there may be power cuts?

Environmental impacts of firefighting foam

  • Reference: 2022/3948
  • Question by: Zack Polanski
  • Meeting date: 17 November 2022
What progress has the London Fire Brigade (LFB) made in procuring an alternative firefighting foam that does not contain potentially carcinogenic chemicals such as Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), and what research on environmental impacts has been undertaken?

Major incident review for climate-related incidents

  • Reference: 2022/3947
  • Question by: Zack Polanski
  • Meeting date: 17 November 2022
Will the London Fire Brigade (LFB) publish any major incident reviews it has conducted into climate-related incidents in London, such as those from flooding and wildfires in recent years?

Estimated deaths from 2022 heatwaves

  • Reference: 2022/3946
  • Question by: Zack Polanski
  • Meeting date: 17 November 2022
What is your estimate of the number of deaths caused by heatwaves in London this year and what is the source of this data?

Risks to services from multiple infectious diseases in London

  • Reference: 2022/3945
  • Question by: Zack Polanski
  • Meeting date: 17 November 2022
What steps have been taken to lessen the risk to essential services from multiple infectious diseases circulating at the same time?
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