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  • Flood risk in London

    • Reference: 2022/5275
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 15 December 2022
    Are you confident that you are doing everything you can to protect Londoners from the ongoing risk of flooding?

  • Progress on Environment Strategy that depends on Government

    • Reference: 2022/5278
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 15 December 2022
    Which aspects of your Environment Strategy have been held up in implementation or development by slow progress from Government?

  • London support for loss and damage in climate treaties

    • Reference: 2022/5279
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 15 December 2022
    What work have you supported as Mayor of London or Chair of C40 Cities to ensure that London supports the UK in providing a fair level of support for loss and damage in climate treaties?

  • Pause to TfL power purchase agreements

    • Reference: 2022/5280
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 15 December 2022
    The Transport for London (TfL) Business Plan for 2022-23 to 2025-26 includes an appendix on climate budgeting which says that since the Government introduced the Energy Prices Act you have paused the proposed re-launch of the first Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) procurement. How long do you expect this pause to be for, what is the impact, and what contact have you had with Government asking them to reduce the market uncertainty this has caused?

  • Access to a radio during a power outage

    • Reference: 2022/3944
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 17 November 2022
    Leaked plans for communication with the public via the BBC during a power outage reveal that they depend upon the public having access to a radio. Do you know what proportion of Londoners have access to a battery powered radio?

  • Risks to services from multiple infectious diseases in London

    • Reference: 2022/3945
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 17 November 2022
    What steps have been taken to lessen the risk to essential services from multiple infectious diseases circulating at the same time?

  • Estimated deaths from 2022 heatwaves

    • Reference: 2022/3946
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 17 November 2022
    What is your estimate of the number of deaths caused by heatwaves in London this year and what is the source of this data?

  • Major incident review for climate-related incidents

    • Reference: 2022/3947
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 17 November 2022
    Will the London Fire Brigade (LFB) publish any major incident reviews it has conducted into climate-related incidents in London, such as those from flooding and wildfires in recent years?

  • Environmental impacts of firefighting foam

    • Reference: 2022/3948
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 17 November 2022
    What progress has the London Fire Brigade (LFB) made in procuring an alternative firefighting foam that does not contain potentially carcinogenic chemicals such as Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), and what research on environmental impacts has been undertaken?

  • Real world impacts of carbon offsets

    • Reference: 2022/3950
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 17 November 2022
    The Climate Change Committee has said that a reliance on offsetting carbon emissions by businesses risks delaying the achievement of net zero. Since 2016, what carbon offset schemes have your office and the wider GLA invested in or purchased to mitigate impacts by staff in the GLA, and how do you assess their standards and minimise their use?