• Reference: 2020/2281
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

I recently published a reporton London’s food waste which showed that we could power 75,000 homes by sending all London’s food waste for anaerobic digestion. I asked you to consider introducing a planning requirement for all large developments to include anaerobic digestion capacity. What discussions have you had with Boroughs and developers to make progress on this?

• Reference: 2020/2280
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Residents near incinerators report harmful air pollution and respiratory issues, which is particularly concerning right now, during COVID-19. What are you doing to help mitigate the impact of this air pollution on Londoners?

• Reference: 2020/2279
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

During the London Plan Examination in Public, I highlighted that your target for all Energy from Waste facilities to have a carbon intensity of 400g of CO2 per kilowatt hour of energy produced is far higher than the Grid intensity, which is as low as 200g. What options are you exploring to bring this target down for all existing incinerators?

• Reference: 2020/2278
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Much of London’s green space currently is private gardens, which is why I appeared at the Examination in Public for the London Plan to argue for increased provision for accessible green space in housing developments. Given how the need for green space has become so obvious in recent weeks, will you consider looking again at my suggestions to improve the Urban Greening Factor?

• Reference: 2020/2277
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Your Streetspace programme is already making a huge difference for social distancing on streets. Will you consider adding pocket parks and other forms of local green space to the programme?

• Reference: 2020/2276
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

According to the Fields in Trust green spaces index, London has the lowest level of green space access in the country, with just 18.96 square metres per person compared to a national average of 32.94. Do you agree with me that attacks on Londoners for seeking out green spaces during lockdown are totally wrong, and that instead we should all be working together, including with support from Government, to increase green space provision in London?

• Reference: 2020/2275
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

A recent BBC investigation found that waste exported to Turkey for recycling was often being dumped or burned, which highlights the importance of your goal for London to be waste self-sufficient. What progress has been made towards this target?

• Reference: 2020/2274
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

The Committee on Climate Change’s Annual Report has warned that Government needs to act now to prevent a post-lockdown surge in carbon emissions. How are your officers lobbying Government to have the ambition necessary to prevent a climate catastrophe, which could hit Londoners especially hard due to the urban heat island effect?

• Reference: 2020/2273
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

COVID-19 has caused an increase in plastic waste due to customers’ understandable concerns about reusable shopping bags and hot drinks cups. What incentives will you offer to London’s businesses and shoppers to safely get back to using reusable bags and cups?

• Reference: 2020/2272
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 16 July 2020

Can you reassure me and my constituents that you will retain your ambitious target for London to be net zero-carbon by 2030, even in the face of our budget challenges?