London’s risk from rising temperatures

To cope with the heat, I stayed at my flat during the day and avoid commuting to work as the temperatures on the tube would be very high. The best room to stay at 40C is the bathroom as it has no windows therefore the heat is more bearable. Drinking lots of fluids & take lots of cold showers. Going for a walk after sun is down was helpfull due to light wind. The flat during evening hours was unbearable. We also bought fans to help us sleep. 

The survey seemed to miss the key part of the issue - what major infrastructure should be prioritised to deal with extreme heat as it becomes a more common feature of London life. Yes there’s lots of littler things individuals can do, and government could do to support / incentivise / encourage. But the big issues are around temperature on public transport and temperature in public & private buildings. As others have said, no need to reinvent the wheel - other countries have managed high temperatures for a long time. The plan needs to have some major infrastructure and planning actions by government as the foundation, with the wider societal plan sat above it. 

Solar panel shaded areas would be a great two-way solution 

AC on the tube!! 

More public places should start installing AC, especially in trains and buses. 

I would add shadows on the streets with trees or with cotton cloth or even with crocheted clothes as used in other countries.

Also it is very important to refresh floors and buildings.

Spread the word in how to manage keeping lower temperatures at homes without air conditioning (as using shadows or creating air flow)

The population should be trained in how to  hydrate and eat during hot weather and also how to prevent risks with elders and babies.

Change shifts to all workers with physical exercise or working outside of buildings with air conditioning, so they can do their work without risking their health.

There are may countries inthe World with high  temperatures, no need to reinven  the wheel.  first we need AC on all public transport. Then we need more trees/shades and pedestrian only areas. Build  buildings  with proper outside windows blinds  like the ones in Spain and other European countries. Public swimming pools  in mayor parks.

we need a bold vision for reducing heat. One thing I observe in Spain is the planting of tree canopies in the centre of wide roads. These create shade below and pockets of green and relative cool. Valencia has embraced cycle and scooter paths - even in narrow streets - by restricting parking to one side of the road and increasing use of one way streets to reduce log jams. We need bold action in London. Its not enough to ‘tell’ people to change their transport means we must make it easiest to take alt methods.

For goodness sake just make it easier to install air conditioning. Enable people to get two way air source heat pumps. The only thing that can deal with the extreme heat is AIR CONDITIONING. It is not any worse for the environment than heating, in fact I think it's better. And certainly if you use a two way heat pump.

Support for external shutters would make a big difference. And PLANT LOTS MORE TREES, they are proven to make a huge difference <3

Some combination of heat pumps with air conditioning or tarditional air conditioning in new builds, I live in a new build and its unbearable even on days that aren't record breaking heat waves and there is not a single thing built into this flat to mitigate heat or move air through it beyond opening windows or sitting in the dark which doesn't help

I really struggled. It had a huge impact on my physical and mental health due to being so hot all the time and the lack of sleep due to the heat. 
I bought a small air conditioning fan unit which you could add ice to which helped cool the room a little but was very expensive to run.

I went into the office every weekday to benefit from the air conditioning there and was lucky enough at the time to live 40 minute walking distance to work so didn’t have to use public transport.

On weekends and evenings I tried to spend as much time out of my flat as possible either in local parks or in pubs or museums - anywhere cooler or with air conditioning. I have since invested in a larger airconditioning unit to help with the warm weather since. 

Scrap the ban on air conditioning in new build housing. It's ridiculous and hurts people. You cannot design a house to passively stay at a comfortable temperature for sleeping (no warmer than 21 °C when it's been 35 °C outside for the past two weeks, as we are increasingly seeing. 

As someone said below - new build developments are heat traps, temperature inside the house is 5 degrees higher than outside, with no proper ventilations system, roof and walls absorbing all the heat. Development promised to build a small green space next to our building, with trees planted but that never happened. Building is also located right next to the tube shaft, polluting the air and exhausting hot toxic fumes even more in the summer months. We are thus unable to keep our windows open.

Why does the shortest distance between different area of London have to cross through central london? Can you build any like tunnel or road to bypass the heart area of London in shortest way? I We need to go to the destination fast as possible, and not travelling in the city as a tourist. 

You need to allow shading on the outer side of windows and glazed doors, including in cosevation areas. 
Shading from the inside still allows sun rays to pass through the glass window panes and raise the temperature indoors, so it’s not a sufficient remedy.