Net Zero

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Building a resilient and zero-carbon London

With COP26 in Glasgow at the end of 2021, the need for immediate action has never been more obvious. Many are seeing now as the time for a drastic change to bring us towards a low carbon future for London and the rest of the UK.

London has committed to become carbon neutral by 2030, aiming for all new buildings to be net zero carbon by 2030 and all existing ones by 2050. The NLA Zero Carbon London report, published in November 2020, and the Resilient Cities report, published in October 2021, both provide a clear set of priorities for the capital to achieve these targets. Solutions range from a focus on retrofit, the adoption of circular economy principles, decarbonising the grid, reducing embodied carbon in buildings, bringing down operational carbon to net zero, and increasing green infrastructure.

The NLA Net Zero year-round programme addresses these priorities by bringing together built environment professionals and decision makers to share best practice and accelerate the adoption of climate solutions to help create a greener, zero-carbon London.

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Ashley Bateson

Partner & Head of Sustainability
Hoare Lea

Gareth Atkinson

Director
Civic Engineers

Lucy Atlee

Quality and Design Manager
Transport for London

Marion Baeli

Partner
PDP London

Louisa Bowles

Partner, Head of Sustainability
Hawkins\Brown Ltd

Jenny Colville

Head of Sustainability
Landsec

Kristen Guida

Manager, London Climate Change Partnership
Greater London Authority

Dr Simon Hatherley

Architect and Researcher
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering

Dr Golnaz Ighany

Director, Architect-Sustainability
BDP

Kerstin Kane

Principal Planning Officer, Sustainability
City of London Corporation

Georgia Laganakou

Head of Sustainability
Hopkins Architects Limited

Juliette Morgan

Head of Sustainable Development
British Land

Dorte Rich Jørgensen

Associated Principal in Sustainability Consultancy
Introba UK

Charlie Scott

Board Director
Waterman Group

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