The Mayor has committed to making London a carbon neutral city by 2030 – 20 years sooner than the Government’s legal target to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.
In London, it is estimated that together, homes and workplaces account for 78 per cent of carbon emissions, with 80 per cent of the existing building stock likely to still be in place in 2050.[2] As London’s 3.5 million homes account for one third of the city’s greenhouse gas emissions alone [3], retrofitting existing homes to improve energy efficiency is crucial to achieving the Mayor’s 2030 commitment.
Tomorrow, the Housing Committee will discuss what is required by London’s existing housing to contribute to our climate commitments, mapping the scale of the challenge, the barriers and the costs and benefits which will likely be associated with any major programme of retrofitting in London. The guests are:
· Shirley Rodrigues - Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy
· Susan French - Chief Executive of Barnsbury Housing Association and Vice Chair of the g320
· James Hardy - Head of Energy, Greater London Authority (GLA)
· Councillor Adam Harrison - Cabinet member for a sustainable Camden, London Borough of Camden
· Bradley Tully, Senior Public Affairs Officer, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
The meeting will take place on Tuesday, 20 July 2021 from 10am, in the Chamber at City Hall (The Queen’s Walk, London SE1).
Media and members of the public are invited to attend – numbers may be limited.
The meeting can also be viewed LIVE or later via webcast or YouTube
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Notes to editors
- Full agenda papers.
- Mayor of London, Energy in buildings
- GLA, Mayoral press release, February 2020
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
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