The City of London has been aware of and taking action on
climate change for quite some time. We were one of the first
purchasers of "green energy" in the country and we offset the
carbon dioxide emissions from the Lord Mayor's Show, and the
business travel of the Lord Mayor, other elected members and City
of London officers.
Energy Management
The City of London Corporation has been working to
reduce its own carbon emissions for sometime now and has
already achieved a reduction of 38% below 1990 levels. Building on
the carbon emission reductions we have already achieved, our
committed
energy management team continuously
monitors and manages our energy consumption. The team is
currently developing a comprehensive carbon reduction strategy to
further reduce our carbon emissions.
A Beacon in "Tackling Climate Change"
In 2008/09 the City of London Corporation has been awarded
Beacon Status by the Improvement and Development Agency
(IDeA) for its efforts in tackling climate change. The judges
were particularly impressed by the City's efforts to engage the
business community, and the City's pioneering climate change
adaptation strategy.
Visit our
Beacon website for further information and to see our
'Tackling Climate Change' case studies.
Download the theme guide to 'Tackling climate change' from
the
Beacon theme website
You can view the City's full Beacon Council
application here (99kb)
City of London climate adaption strategy
With the exception of extreme weather events, the effect of
climate change will be gradual, taking place over decades rather
than years. We can anticipate what the effects are likely to be, so
we have the opportunity to prepare ourselves and
adapt our infrastructure and services accordingly. In this way
we can ensure that, over the medium to long-term, the smooth
functioning of the City is not disrupted.
The City of London has developed a Climate Change Adaptation
Strategy, which determins the likely impact of climate change
on our infrastructure and services and makes recommendations
for action.
Download the City of London's original
Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (1.1mb),
published 2007
Download the City of London's updated Climate
Change Adaptation Strategy (1.8mb), published 2010
Emissions trading
The City of London played an instrumental role in the
establishment of the UK
Emissions Trading Scheme by commissioning research on the
trading of emission permits and establishing the Emissions Trading
Group (ETG).