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London's Environment Strategy and Its Impact on Older Londoners

Discover how London's Environment Strategy aims to improve air quality, green infrastructure, climate change mitigation, waste management, and more. Explore the role of Age UK London in promoting awareness and action among older Londoners.

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London's Environment Strategy and Its Impact on Older Londoners

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  1. London’s Environment Strategy – What does it mean for older Londoners? Gordon Deuchars Age UK London

  2. Key areas in Environment Strategy • Air quality • Green infrastructure • Climate change mitigation and energy • Waste • Adapting to climate change • Ambient noise • https://www.london.gov.uk/talk-london/environment-consultation

  3. Air Quality • “Make sure that London and its communities, particularly the most vulnerable and those in priority locations, are empowered to reduce their exposure to poor air quality” • Improve the understanding of air quality health impacts to better target policies and action • Reduce emissions from London’s road transport network • Healthy Streets, Transport Strategy

  4. Climate change mtigation and energy • Reduce emissions of London’s homes and workplaces while protecting the most vulnerable by tackling fuel poverty • Fair tariffs • Fuel poverty support • Energy efficiency • Renewables

  5. Age UK London and the environment • Local/street audits

  6. Group discussion questions • 1. How can older people’s organisations promote greater awareness of health impacts of air pollution • 2. What would help older Londoners save energy while keeping warm in winter? • 3. What can we do together to increase awareness of environmental challenges? • Please feed back one agreed point from your table on each question

  7. Thank you Any questions?

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