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Geschreven op 13-2-2010 - Erik van Erne. Geplaatst in Klimaat
Climate change means in the future London will have hotter summers and wetter winters. What we consider to be a freak or extreme weather event today is likely to become far more frequent.
For example, an extreme weather event that might occur only every once every hundred years now, may occur every 20 years by the end of the century.
The biggest impact on individuals and communities will be the increasing risk of floods, droughts and heatwaves. The Mayor has developed a climate change adaptation strategy for London. This document proposes how we can work together to achieve this goal and is the focus of this public consultation.
However, alongside adapting to a changing climate, London must also take a lead in avoiding further and more dangerous climate change by reducing C02 emissions and being more energy efficient. Therefore, the Mayor is also preparing a separate climate change mitigation and energy strategy, which he has published for consultation with the London Assembly and functional bodies. It is also available for view and comment on this site. It will be available for full public consultation later this year. The Mayor is already pursuing a range of programmes which are detailed in this document to help London cut carbon including schemes to cut energy in domestic and public sector buildings, reduce CO2 emissions from energy supply and encouraging low emission transport. Source: Climate Change Adaption Strategy
