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Climate centred comfort food? Mmmm, yes please! J

Climate centred comfort food? Mmmm, yes please!
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#London #Lewisham #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateJustice #SDG2030 #SDGProgress #COP26 #PlantPowered #Ethical #Vegan #Veganuary

This is Zaria, chair, ringleader, cheerleader and

This is Zaria, chair, ringleader, cheerleader and coordinator-in-chief of Climate Action Lewisham. She wants communities to be engaged, entrusted and encouraged to work together for a Sustainable Future. Community is where it's at when it comes to change and progress in moving towards a future that will work for all. Nowhere is this more apparent than here in Lewisham, where the tapestry of links, relationships, contacts and overlapping interests is as rich as anywhere in the world. Let's do it.

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Because it happens automatically, we often don't think about breathing and whether the air we breath is safe, but the World Health Organization state that "Air pollution is one of the greatest environmental risk to #health. By reducing air pollution levels, countries can reduce the burden of disease from stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and both chronic and acute respiratory diseases, including asthma."

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In 2019, 99% of the world population were living and breathing air that did not meet the WHO air quality guidelines. In the UK alone, up to 36,000 people suffer from early death as a result of poor air quality and the effects that has on our bodies.

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Working to within the recommended air quality guidelines is essential for the health of people, as much as the health of the planet.

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In 2019 @LewishamCouncil declared our borough to be in a state of Climate Emergency. Responding to this situation in line with the WHO guidelines is vital if we are to make the changes that future generations deserve to see.

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#WHO air quality guidelines measure Ozone (different to the Ozone Layer), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) and Particulate Matter (PM / mostly made of sulfate, nitrates, ammonia, sodium chloride, black carbon, mineral dust and water).

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These air quality markers are mostly produced as a result of burning bio/fossil fuels for domestic and industrial power usage such as heating, electricity and transport, the motor vehicle industry, volatile organic compounds, commercial industry and solvents based industries.

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Earlier in the year, CAL teamed up to review the "

Earlier in the year, CAL teamed up to review the "Lewisham Local Plan" - @lewishamcouncil's20 year plan for the future of the Borough. One of our critiques of the plan was the soft wording with regards to housing development and planning permission.

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Much like the outcome of #COP26, the choice of words used in The Plan, offers far to much wiggle room for people wanting to put profit before #ClimateAction, and does not reflect the gravity of the situation we're dealing with.

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Allowing for the development of new homes that rely on Gas Central Heating is very obviously in opposition to the aims of the #ClimateEmergency #ActionPlan. Granting permission for them to be built needs to stop with immediate effect if we're to meet our #2030 and #NetZero aims.

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#London #Lewisham #LewishamLife #LoveLewisham #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateChat #SDG2030 #SDGProgress #Home #Warm #FutureHouse #AllIWantForChristmas #ImDreamingOfAGReenChristmas #EcoChristmas #SustainableChristmas #Christmas2021 #WeDeserveBetter #DoingItForTheKids #ANewWorldIsPossible

Recycling rates in Lewisham are nearly 20% lower t

Recycling rates in Lewisham are nearly 20% lower than the national average. Communal bins that get contaminated with landfill waste or compost, and a lack of understanding about what can be recycled at the kirb-side, both contribute to this below-average score.

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And did you know that lots of the things that can't be recycled in your household recycling bin CAN actually still be recycled IF they're sent to a specialist facility?

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Having bins that are updated with the correct information as to what can be recycled (and how to prepare it) is one way to improve the quality of what gets sent for sorting. Having more accessible and well established points for recycling trickier items such as cat food pouches, is another way to help improve our recycling rate throughout the borough. We also need to look at business recycling, improving the recycling options of street bins, and making sure that adequate facilities are given to those living in flats and high-rise buildings.

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Today's Advent Entry comes from local youth activi

Today's Advent Entry comes from local youth activist, Anjali Raman-Middleton.

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Prompted by the death of school friend, Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah in 2013 as a result of air pollution on Lewisham's South Circular, Anjali became one of the four founding members of "Choked Up" - a Black & Brown led youth initiative that campaign for our right to breath clean air.

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Kissi's was the first officially recorded death attributed to pollution, but up to 36,000 people in the UK suffer premature death as a result of breathing polluted air.

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100% of people in London breath air that exceeds the WHO guidelines for safe levels of pollution, and the lungs of children growing up in polluted cities are on average, 5% smaller than normal.

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You can follow ChokedUp on Twitter and Instagram using the handle @ChokedUp_Uk and you can read more startling news about air quality on on the TfL website, the World Health Organisation website, the UK Government website, Kings College London's wesbite... in fact, it's widely known that we're suffocating our planet and ourselves, and now we need to make a united stand to address this issues with the same willingness and unity that the last two years have shown we're capable of!

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#London #Lewisham #LewishamLife #LoveLewisham #ClimateEmergency #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateChat #SDG2030 #SDGProgress #Air #FreshAir #Pollution #Breathe #BreatheDeep #AllIWantForChristmas #ImDreamingOfAGReenChristmas #EcoChristmas #SustainableChristmas #Christmas2021 #WeDeserveBetter #DoingItForTheKids #ANewWorldIsPossible

This is Paul de Zylva, Chair of the Quaggy Waterwa

This is Paul de Zylva, Chair of the Quaggy Waterways Action Group, @quaggy_river

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#QWAG want to see rivers restored to their natural condition!

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Rivers are the most common land feature on our planet. They are home to many species, and they have a significant impact on the health of the surrounding land. From drinking water and biodiversity, to flood management, recreation and human mental health - the role of rivers must not be overlooked.

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We need our leaders to prioritise #ClimateActionNo

We need our leaders to prioritise #ClimateActionNow!

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Talking about change and making it happen are two very different things. Collective responsibility and individual responsibility feed one another so we need to see more #ACTION from Lewisham Council and the UK Government if we're going to meet our 2030 targets!

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#London #Lewisham #LewishamLife #LoveLewisham #ClimateEmergency #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateChat #SDG2030 #SDGProgress #Home #Warm #RetroFit #AllIWantForChristmas #ImDreamingOfAGReenChristmas #EcoChristmas #SustainableChristmas #Christmas2021 #WeDeserveBetter #DoingItForTheKids #ANewWorldIsPossible

Domestic energy usage in Lewisham accounts just ov

Domestic energy usage in Lewisham accounts just over half of our borough's carbon emissions. #Retrofitting homes to provide better insulation and energy solutions, will help households save money as they reduce their fossil fuel usage.

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Financial assistance for retrofitting is available for eligible households, but needs to be viable for everyone if we're to meet our 2030 #ClimateActionTargets

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Today's Advent Entry comes from Naheeda Marasingha

Today's Advent Entry comes from Naheeda Marasingham, Head of Rathfern Primary in Catford who wants to see "Sustainable cities for all" with a major focus on improved cycling infrastructure.

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Creating better cycling routes throughout Lewisham and beyond will help reduce unnecessary traffic and pollution. Driving will be easier for those who need to use motor vehicles, and cycling will be safer for those on bikes. Less traffic = less stress, fewer traffic jams, more time, improved fitness and better value for money.

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Creating sustainably means creating with the future in mind as well as the present. The more we invest in things like safe cycle networks, the more we normalise this for our children. As adults, we can find it difficult to adapt but we must set the example for future generations if we're to create the changes we need to see.

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