London has a big part to play in tackling the Climate Emergency

The effects of the climate emergency are already being felt in London. The capital needs to build its resilience to severe weather events such as extreme rainfall, heat and drought, whilst also reducing its own contribution to carbon emissions.

The London Assembly has published a report on what the current and future Mayors need to do to combat the climate emergency in London. The report makes a number of recommendations including:

• The Mayor should work with the boroughs and other partners to develop a lobbying strategy for a range of asks from central government.
• The Mayor should increase funding for feasibility studies and set-up costs for community clean energy programmes, and this should be backed by the provision of expert support to help ensure projects get off the ground.
• The Mayor should establish a workstream within Skills for Londoners focused on building skills and workforce capacity in the retrofit and energy efficiency sector.