Congratulations to CAL member Carole Destre, who has voluntarily given up her car for primary reasons of air quality, CO2e emissions, and community benefit (and it was needing expensive servicing which she felt wasn't worth the use of the car). Carole lives in Brockley, has a partner and a young daughter, currently works in Greenwich and has the normal life [...]
Since declaring a Climate Emergency in February 2019, Lewisham Council has been developing a Climate Emergency Action Plan which will outline the measures required to successfully meet the objective of becoming a carbon-neutral borough by 2030. A key part of this work was commissioning an analysis of the various sources of CO2 emissions in the borough. Since completion of this research, Lewisham’s [...]
On February 26 2019, in recognition of the climate and biodiversity crisis we are in, Lewisham Council unanimously passed a motion to declare a climate emergency. The motion called upon the Mayor and cabinet to commit to making Lewisham carbon neutral by 2030. Residents in Lewisham, and members of our group Climate Action Lewisham, were proud to be one of [...]