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• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 08 June 2023

Siân Berry AM: Thank you very much, Chair. My questions are going to be to Sir John, I am afraid. I would love to bring in the rest of you, but I do not have time. You have talked before, with my colleagues, about carbon impacts. I assume that your upcoming review is going to look quite seriously at the contribution of investments across different sectors to Government targets of net zero by 2050. My interest is transport and in London we also have our own target of net zero by 2030. I am very interested in the impact of...

• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 08 June 2023

Zack Polanski AM: Thank you, Chair. If I can turn to Caroline Sheridan from Thames Water, Caroline, the design of homes viz the clever devices that can capture rainwater and use that water, whether it is flushing a loo or watering a garden, and that can really reduce water usage, especially at scale. When we come to an updated London Plan and a new Environment Strategy, can the Mayor do more to reduce the mains water that is used in Londoners’ homes?

• Question by: Zack Polanski
• Meeting date: 08 June 2023

Zack Polanski AM: Thank you very much, Chair. Good morning, panel. My questions are for Charlie Wood of the Environment Agency. As we are speaking, the news is reporting the horrendous wildfires that are happening in Canada and across North America. People are being asked to wear masks because of the air pollution. We have seen our own wildfires and floods in London, including last year the London Fire Brigade had their worst day in terms of callouts since World War II. Around flooding, you brought forward your own plans for a new Thames Barrier. That means you are going...