Download Appendix 1: Text of the Nottingham Declaration

Appendix 1: List of London Borough Signatories to the Nottingham
Declaration on Climate Change, as at 24 August 2007.
1. London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
2. London Borough of Barnet
3. London Borough of Bexley
4. London Borough of Brent
5. London Borough of Camden
6. London Borough of Croydon
7. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
8. London Borough of Haringey
9. London Borough of Havering
10. London Borough of Hillingdon
11. London Borough of Islington
12. London Borough of Lambeth
13. London Borough of Lewisham
14. London Borough of Redbridge
15. London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames
16. London Borough of Southwark
17. London Borough of Sutton
18. London Borough of Waltham Forest
19. City of London
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Appendix 2: Text of the Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change.
(Revised Version 8/8/2006)
We acknowledge that:
 Evidence shows that climate change is occurring.
 Climate change will continue to have far reaching effects on the UK's people and places,
economy, society and environment.
We welcome the:
 Social, economic and environmental benefits which come from combating climate
change.
 Emissions targets agreed by central government and the programme for delivering
change, as set out in the UK Climate Change Programme.
 Opportunity for local government to lead the response at a local level, encouraging and
helping local residents, local businesses and other organisations- to reduce their energy
costs, to reduce congestion, to adapt to the impacts of climate change, to improve the
local environment and to deal with fuel poverty in our communities.
 Endorsement of this declaration by central government.
We commit our Council from this date to:
 Work with central government to contribute, at a local level, to the delivery of the UK
Climate Change Programme, the Kyoto Protocol and the target for carbon dioxide
reduction by 2010.
 Participate in local and regional networks for support.
 Within the next two years develop plans with our partners and local communities to
progressively address the causes and the impacts of climate change, according to our
local priorities, securing maximum benefit for our communities.
 Publicly declare, within appropriate plans and strategies, the commitment to achieve a
significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from our own authority's operations,
especially energy sourcing and use, travel and transport, waste production and disposal
and the purchasing of goods and services.
 Assess the risk associated with climate change and the implications for our services and
our communities of climate change impacts and adapt accordingly.
 Encourage all sectors in our local community to take the opportunity to adapt to the
impacts of climate change, to reduce their own greenhouse gas emissions and to make
public their commitment to action.
 Monitor the progress of our plans against the actions needed and publish the result.
XXX Council acknowledges the increasing impact that climate change will have on our
community during the 21st century and commits to tackling the causes and effects of a
changing climate on our city/county/borough/district.
Signed by:
1. Ian Pearson, Minister of State for Climate Change and the Environment, DEFRA
2. Baroness Andrews, OBE – Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, DCLG
3. Leader of the Council
4. Chief Executive of the Council
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Appendix 3: Climate Change and London1
1. London is likely to be particularly sensitive to increases in temperature in the future
because of the urban heat island effect, which creates temperatures several degrees
warmer than surrounding countryside areas, due to heat emitted from buildings, the heat
absorbing qualities of built surfaces, and the characteristics of airflow between buildings.
Models show progressive increases in both summer heat island intensity and frequency
with climate change. This will have detrimental effects on air quality, summer electricity
demand, and comfort in the city’s buildings and transport network.
2. London is exposed to far greater potential damage from flooding than any other urban
area in the UK, due to the value of its assets and the fact that a significant proportion of
London lies within the floodplain of the River Thames and its tributaries. Whilst flood
protection levels are presently good, in the longer term, unless current action to increase
investments in flood management measures is continued, the increased risk of flooding
from climate change could lead to damage to buildings and property, and disruption of
London’s transport network.
3. London is one of the driest capital cities in the world, with available water resources per
head of population similar to that of Israel. Climate change could reduce the amount of
water available and increase demand in summer. The inter-linking of international
capital markets means that the wider financial service sector is likely to be impacted by
both domestic and global extreme climate change events.
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Source- London’s Warming- The Impacts of Climate Change on London (London Climate Change Partnership, 2002).
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