Members of London’s Conference of Parties (COP) will be holding a panel on Saturday 9 October on Camden’s solution to the climate crisis, with urban planning expected to be key.
The free event is being run by the Islington Tribune newspaper and Camden Council, as a more local version of the COP28 that is currently underway in the United Arab Emirates.
The aim is to bring together local experts and businesses to discuss how the borough can be more climate-friendly.
Places is a core part of Camden’s 2020-2025 Climate Action Plan.
It aims to encourage and enable healthy and sustainable travel choices in Camden’s public spaces.
Professor Peter Bishop of University College London’s (UCL) Urban Planning Department said:
“Paying more attention to how we map out the environment is vital to London’s climate action”.
Developments include widening pavements, more cycling lanes and more green spaces on Camden’s Euston Road.
Labour Councillor Adam Harrison, who has been contributing alongside Professor Peter Bishop has spoken out on Euston Road saying they are passionate about making it “less traffic dominated, quiet, greener and crucially safer”.
We’re making the streets of central London real places for people, like at Tottenham Court Rd 😃
In the Holborn area, Camden is proposing smaller ‘quick wins’ prior to the larger changes. Check out new plans for walking, cycling & greening in St Giles ⤵️https://t.co/H23hxx1doN pic.twitter.com/RTh2uRCfVV— Adam Harrison (@AdamDKHarrison) December 6, 2023
The tourist favourite has 150,000 visitors each week, with the number of tourists in London reaching almost pre-pandemic levels.
Camden had previously been given £2.2m from the Mayor’s Regeneration Fund to invest in the area.
Other key approaches of their climate plan include promoting the responsibility of businesses and making buildings fit for a zero-carbon future.
