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Camden Climate Action Plan

Following our Citizens' Assembly on the Climate Crisis last year, we are pleased to announce the launch of Camden's new Climate Action Plan.

Built on the recommendations agreed at the Assembly, this plan sets out how we will address the climate crisis in Camden. Our ambition it to continue to work alongside residents, businesses, schools and our voluntary sector organisations to make Camden a zero-carbon borough by 2030.

You can read the plan here: https://www.camden.gov.uk/climate-crisis

Climate Action Plan Launch - Thursday 2 July

If you would like to hear more about the plan, and some of the more recent activities which have been happening in the community, we are hosting an online launch for the plan on Thursday 2nd July, 6-7pm.

If you would be interested to attend, please follow the link to register: Climate Action Plan Launch - Thursday 2 July

Camden Climate Citizen Panel

At the launch, we will also be announcing details of our new Citizen Panel. Following the success of the Citizens’ Assembly, we are setting up a new panel to help us monitor and deliver on the action plan. If you would like some more information on this, please sign up to the launch event if you can or contact Abigail.Roberts@camden.gov.uk

Many thanks for your continued support to our climate action work, and we look forward to working with you again soon.

Camden Climate Action Plan – Consultation Open

Following our fantastic Citizens’ Assembly on the Climate Crisis last year, Camden has recently published its new 5-year Climate Action plan for consultation. The plan responds to the 17 recommendations from the assembly, feedback of our residents, and outlines a programme of projects and activities to help us towards a zero carbon Camden.

The consultation can be accessed at www.camden.gov.uk/climateplan .

Camden’s Citizens’ Assembly presented its findings and a draft of ideas to be taken forward to tackle the climate crisis at its final session held at the Greenwood Centre, Kentish Town on Saturday, 20 July 2019.

Read the full news item here http://news.camden.gov.uk/citizens-assembly-makes-recommendations-for-action-on-the-climate-crisis/

More information about the Assembly available here https://www.camden.gov.uk/climate-crisis

On Monday 1st July, we held session 1 of our Citizen's Assembly. In this first session our Assembly members heard about the science of climate change from Professor Mark Maslin (UCL) and about Current CO2 emissions in Camden and what might be able to be achieved by 2030 from Chris Dunham (Carbon Descent).

You can see all the presentations here with videos of the speakers to come shortly https://www.camden.gov.uk/climate-crisis

All ideas shared on Commonplace will be presented to the Assembly in the third session so there is still time to add your ideas!

We have prepared a short Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document to answer any questions you may have about the Assembly process. Download FAQs

If you have any questions which haven't been answered, please get in touch.

Interesting overview about what it will take to get to net zero by 2050.