News from Zack Polanski: London’s first ever Climate Panel

After communities are left devastated by wildfires, London Assembly member Zack Polanski says the Mayor needs to share his power with Londoners on climate issues.

Zack called for a coalition of grassroots organisations to work on climate justice and provide effective, continued representation to form the city’s first ever London Climate Panel.

The Mayor currently oversees organisations dedicated to similar goals, some of which have diverse recruitment goals and application processes, however, they often do not pay those who contribute[1]. Zack argued that their work and time deserves recognition and compensation which the Mayor dismissed, saying he "can’t commit to even more expenditure".

This model is already in place in the form of the Mayor's London Housing Panel [2], which Greens worked to save funding for earlier this year [3] and could be replicated.

Green London Assembly member Zack Polanski says:

It’s disadvantaged Londoners who have been and will be made vulnerable by climate breakdown. We need to listen to them to ensure climate policies reflect their needs.

There are amazing coalitions of grassroots campaigns and organisations who have been doing the hard work against climate injustice in London for years, and whose expertise and knowledge are critical for your policies to reflect the different and unequal vulnerabilities to climate change that Londoners face.

Climate justice is only possible through diverse, intersectional and truly democratic representation. Our city’s first ever London Climate Panel could lead the way to achieve that.