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  • Increasing your powers over environment policies

    • Reference: 2021/4410
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 18 November 2021
    Recent events, including flooding, have highlighted the need for more strategic powers in London to respond to the climate emergency and other environmental challenges. What progress have you made in gaining extra powers for your office and GLA agencies over environment policies?
  • Progress towards targets for waste (2)

    • Reference: 2021/4411
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 18 November 2021
    Thank you for your answer to my question 2021/2258. What impact on waste do you expect the Food Flagship Initiative to have over the three years it is funded to last for?
  • Recycling and reuse of City Hall furniture and fixings

    • Reference: 2021/4412
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 18 November 2021
    What volume of potential waste, by type, from the City Hall relocation has been redirected from landfill to recycling and reuse?
  • London Power support for Londoners

    • Reference: 2021/4413
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 18 November 2021
    What has London Power done to support Londoners affected by rising energy prices this winter?
  • Reviewing TfL and GLA power plans

    • Reference: 2021/4414
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 18 November 2021
    What review has Transport for London (TfL) and the wider GLA undertaken of planned Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) in light of increased wholesale energy prices, and are you reconsidering the role of private wire supply or renewable asset funding?
  • No new incinerators after new WHO guidelines

    • Reference: 2021/4415
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 18 November 2021
    The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued updated guidelines on air pollution, which take the guideline limit for the smallest particulate matter down to 5 µg/m3. Do you agree that this further reinforces the case against incineration within urban areas, and the need to stop any increase in London’s incineration capacity and use?
  • Encouraging businesses to reduce employee domestic flights

    • Reference: 2021/4416
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 18 November 2021
    The Government has announced that it will require large businesses and financial institutions to publish plans in line with their 2050 net-zero target. Would you encourage businesses in London to follow your and the GLA’s lead in putting in place policies to reduce any domestic flights to a minimum and encourage alternative approaches, such as using trains and using video conferencing?
  • Households at risk of surface water flooding by borough

    • Reference: 2021/4417
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 18 November 2021
    You have stated that over 200,000 properties are at risk of surface water flooding in London. Can you break down this figure by borough, and whether such properties are residential or commercial?
  • Risk assessment for disabled people affected by surface water flooding

    • Reference: 2021/4418
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 18 November 2021
    You have stated that over 200,000 properties are at risk of surface water flooding in London. What assessment have you made of the proportion of people in these properties who would be more vulnerable, such as disabled people or older people, and how are you addressing their risks in your resilience planning?
  • Cleaning up London’s air

    • Reference: 2021/4052
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 14 October 2021
    What is your next step after the Ultra Low Emission Zone expansion to clean up London’s air?