Green New Deal

Working Group

Overall Goal

 

Lead London’s net zero efforts by driving down our carbon emissions. 

Key Deliverables 

  • Decarbonising our estates  

  • Decarbonising our fleet and deliveries  

  • Ensuring a robust and trained workforce to meet decarbonisation needs 

Work Programme Highlights

  • Identifying and progressing estate decarbonisation opportunities, including providing inputs to London's net zero pipeline, supported by signposting to technical assistance and financing opportunities 

  • Rolling out carbon literacy training for staff, including senior managers 

  • Installing new EV charging infrastructure 

  • Decarbonising last mile deliveries  

  • Exploring opportunities to switch to renewable energy 

Progress Measures

  • Net zero targets in place (plus any interim targets)   

  • Sqm of estate identified for decarbonisation (and by when)   

  • Sqm of estate retrofitted in the last financial year    

  • Tonnes of CO2e savings achieved in the last financial year     

  • Amount of decarbonisation funding secured in the last financial year    

  • Green Last Mile Delivery (GLMD) target in place (plus any interim targets) 

  • No. of staff who have done carbon literacy training over the last financial year    

  • No. of staff who have done environmental sustainability training over the last financial year 

  • Chair:

    Catherine Barber, Assistant Director Environment & Energy, Greater London Authority - catherine.barber@london.gov.uk

    Members:

    Andrew Gilbert, Co-Chair, London Jewish Forum - alphasilk@gmail.com

    Andy Simpson, Group Director of Estates, London South East Education Group, Andy.Simpson@lsec.ac.uk

    Anna Gunstone, Policy and Projects Officer, London Higher - anna.gunstone@londonhigher.ac.uk

    Brian Cuthbertson, Head of Environment and Sustainability, Church of England - brian.cuthbertson@london.anglican.org

    Daniella Myers, Director, London Jewish Forum - daniella@londonjewishforum.org.uk

    Darren de Souza, Senior Policy and Projects Officer, London Higher - darren.desouza@londonhigher.ac.uk

    Glen Lambert, Green Curriculum Lead, Newham College - glen.lambert@newham.ac.uk

    Jennifer Porter, Head of Sustainable Development, London Fire Brigade - jennifer.porter@london-fire.gov.uk

    Kirsty Macaulay, Senior Programme Manager for Anchors and Sustainability Network, NHS London - kirsty.macaulay@nhs.net

    Kyle Lyons, Environment Manager, Transport for London - kylelyons@tfl.gov.uk

    Liz Lake, Director of Development, London South East Colleges - liz.lake@lsec.ac.uk

    Louise Wolsey, Group Chief Strategy Officer, London South East Education Group - louise.wolsey@lsec.ac.uk

    Mary Vine-Morris, Area Director, Association of Colleges - Mary.Vine-Morris@aoc.co.uk

    Natalie Isaac, Head of Sustainability, University of London - Natalie.Isaac@london.ac.uk

    Paul Stephen, CEO and Principal, Newham College - Paul.Stephen@newham.ac.uk

    Riikka Vihriala, Group Head of Strategic Projects, New City Colleges - riikka.vihriala@ncclondon.ac.uk

    Sam Longman, Head of Sustainability, Transport for London - SamLongman@tfl.gov.uk

    Please contact Gintare Masiulyte, Greater London Authority for more information about this working group.

  • The Green New Deal Working Group has met as follows:

    18 February 2022: notes can be downloaded here + presentation slides here

    28 April 2022: notes can be downloaded here + presentation slides here

    23 June 2022: notes can be downloaded here + presentation slides here

    22 September 2022: notes can be downloaded here + presentation slides here

    24 November 2022: notes can be downloaded here + presentation slides here

    19 January 2023: notes can be downloaded here + presentation slides here

    22 March 2023: notes can be downloaded here

    18 May 2023: notes can be downloaded here

    20 July 2023: notes can be downloaded here and recording of the meeting here

    21 September 2023: notes to be updated.

  • Working group meetings for 2024:

    18 January 2024, 15:00 - 16:30

    21 March 2024, 15:00 - 16:30

    16 May 2024, 15:00 - 16:30

    18 July 2024, 15:00 - 16:30

    19 September 2024, 15:00 - 16:30