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#LCAW2024 highlight: The City of London may remain at the top of the global green finance index, but there is “no room for complacency,” cautioned Alderwoman Alison Gowman CBE on the panel ‘Can London Still be a centre for the net zero economy?’ kicking off the Fleet Street Quarter Climate Festival this week. With a general election around the corner, we are still lacking strong political leadership on net zero and have seen a series of row-backs on the topic, despite the fact the UK is way off-target, with emissions over the last decade flatlining across transport, industry, homes and agriculture. It’s hardly surprising that trust in net zero is very low (not one hand went up in the audience when asked if they believed Britain would reach net zero by 2050!) London has multiple challenges to remain ahead of the Race to Zero. As the high profile panel – which included Tessa F. (from the UN Race to Zero team), Gavin Starks, founder of Icebreaker One and Matilda Becker (Oxford Net Zero) – discussed, the city has a substantial green skills gap (especially in green construction and energy) that needs to be plugged with education and training opportunities. And it’s a sobering fact that 90% of businesses in the square mile are SMEs and yet they’re massively struggling to cope with the emissions reporting burden. Gavin Starks pointed to a major fault line on the road to zero: everyone has been focusing on Scopes 1 and 2 when 80% of most SMEs' emissions are in their supply chain – so why aren’t we tackling Scope 3 first? Tessa F. made the point that we’re not going to reach net zero if we’re not nature positive as well. We need to triple investment in nature by 2030. It was encouraging to hear that The City is working on the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) with various taskforces including adaptation finance but there is still a mountain to climb in this regard and it’s not helpful that not one major political party included nature protection in its manifesto. Matilda Becker said we need wholesale systems change and we need it fast. She cited recent (PwC) research that shows 45% of CEOs do not believe their business will be viable in a decade without reinvention – due in large part to the climate trajectory. Or as Gavin Starks put it, “There is no business-as-usual way of getting to net zero and if we don’t do it, the amount of disruption is going to be huge. The nature of exponential change is going to be fast.” So while net zero wasn’t exactly flavour of the month at London Climate Action Week this year, the need for “fundamental systems change,” “a new vision for the future” and “regenerative mindsets” certainly was. Let’s hope London can create that blueprint for a more hopeful, sustainable future. Hats off to Fleet Street Quarter for keeping net zero at the top of the agenda...

Building Reuse is Climate Action!

🏙🌍 How can we redesign cities to prioritise nature and green spaces? Join us at the Fleet Street Quarter’s first Climate Festival during London Climate Action Week hashtag #LCAW2024. 💡 Our expert panellists will explore how different actors can play a role in developing sustainable spaces that allow nature and wildlife to flourish within urban environments. They’ll discuss urban greening and rewilding and the potential for carbon offsetting and nature-based climate resilience strategies within cities, plus how city makers can work together to avoid ‘greenwashing’ and deliver meaningful change. 🗣 The panel for this session includes; Naomi Kerbel, Director, SEC Newgate UK; Ian Mulcahey, Director of Cities, Gensler; Martha Grekos, City of London Corporation Alderwoman and planning and environmental law Barrister; Patrick Dumas, Co-Founder & CEO, Square Mile Farms; Madeleine Rawlins, Global Practice Leader, Climate Change, Mott MacDonald. 🎟 Book your place for this panel: https://lnkd.in/e8fMY8PD 🔗 Find out more about the Fleet Street Quarter Climate Festival, and what's on over the two days: https://lnkd.in/e5JEEqFu 👉 Comprising a series of high-level debates and networking, the two-day Festival’s overarching theme is 'creating a blueprint for a more sustainable future'. Through the Festival, Fleet Street Quarter BID is aiming to help businesses in the area and beyond accelerate their efforts to transition to net zero. #fleetstreetquarter #cityoflondon #climateaction #netzero London Climate Action Week SEC Newgate UK

🌍🏗️ This week, in honor of World Green Building Week, explore the countries that are incorporating building decarbonization into their climate plans and contributing to a sustainable future. To learn more, check out the 2022 report on buildings and construction by the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction: https://lnkd.in/eQTSMJW4 #BuildingTheTransition #RaceToZero #BuildingtoCOP28

What does a ‘green city’ look like to you? 🏙 Does it have ample green space? How about solar panelled buildings? Or as many bicycle lanes as there are roads? 🚲🌳 Take Manchester. A city most well-known for its music, culture, and football clubs, is now starting its mission to become one of the greenest cities in the UK too. And making decisions to catalyse growth by combining their climate and economic goals. Check out how Manchester is striving for greater #sustainability in this story from our #DeloitteAnnualReview2023 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehffmzfZ

🌍🏗️ This week, in honor of World Green Building Week, explore the countries that are incorporating building decarbonization into their climate plans and contributing to a sustainable future. To learn more, check out the 2022 report on buildings and construction by the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction: https://lnkd.in/eZ4V6hj5 #BuildingTheTransition #RaceToZero #BuildingtoCOP28

When it comes to the environment, impact is everything. At #ClimateWeekNY Mike Kazmierczak shared groundbreaking discoveries on building decarbonization. Taking a digital-first approach is the most effective way to achieve net-zero buildings. Now it's time to act. Here's where you can begin. http://spr.ly/6047u6l5z

When it comes to the environment, impact is everything. At #ClimateWeekNY Mike Kazmierczak shared groundbreaking discoveries on building decarbonization. Taking a digital-first approach is the most effective way to achieve net-zero buildings. Now it's time to act. Here's where you can begin. http://spr.ly/6040u6qA6

When it comes to the environment, impact is everything. At #ClimateWeekNY Mike Kazmierczak shared groundbreaking discoveries on building decarbonization. Taking a digital-first approach is the most effective way to achieve net-zero buildings. Now it's time to act. Here's where you can begin. http://spr.ly/6047u1PTD

When it comes to the environment, impact is everything. At #ClimateWeekNY Mike Kazmierczak shared groundbreaking discoveries on building decarbonization. Taking a digital-first approach is the most effective way to achieve net-zero buildings. Now it's time to act. Here's where you can begin. http://spr.ly/6045uEWyZ