Today I attended the briefing session for Climate Action Livery Seminar planned for 26th January 2021. The City Corporation has recently committed to a Climate Action Strategy that sets a target to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040 in respect of all activities at the same time as building a more resilient City, able to weather flood and climate risk. The City of London Corporation seeks to ensure that all occupiers, residents, businesses and organisations within the Square Mile are taking relevant steps, whether by regulation or volunteered.
Livery Companies have already started to think about how climate change might impact upon them. Some have a Hall or investment properties that will need significant changes to minimise greenhouse gas emissions or enhance carbon capture; others have carried out ethical reviews of their financial investments. The way that Liveries treat issues such as travel, plastics, water, energy or sustainable food is being widely championed and many trades and professions that Liveries represent are at the forefront of innovation and change driven by the avoidance or mitigation of the risks of climate change.
The seminar on the 26th January will led by Alderman Alison Gowman who hosted a briefing today for those giving presentations and leading break-out sessions. I have been invited to give a short presentation at the start of the seminar. For those Water Conservator members who wish to register for the seminar, details are contained in the Livery Briefing circulated to members on 21st December 2020.
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