Islington Environmental Alliance

The Climate Emergency Conservation Area Toolkit provides updated guidance about retrofitting buildings in conservation areas, by looking in detail at roof extensions, rear projections, solar panels, windows, external walls and shopfronts. A detailed example, of the Cross Street conservation area in Islington, shows how it can be applied.

About three hundred people came to Union Chapel on Sunday 25 September 2022 for the ”Waste Stops Here!” exhibition that we organised with support from Islington Council to show the local possibilities for the circular economy. The activities ranged from swapping clothes through seeing reusable fashion to trying novel foods.

We have made various proposals to Islington Council for extra activities in the Net Zero Carbon programme. The open letter informs Councillors about some of these and seeks their leadership in ensuring that the Council works effectively with the community to reduce the carbon emissions outside its direct control.

We were among the organisations that attended the Islington Council third annual special scrutiny meeting on the Net Zero Carbon programme. Afterwards in a document for the Council we gave our views on steps forward from the meeting, emphasising the need to enlist the public in developing and implementing the programme.

The Islington Climate Centre is to be a lively hub for local community groups and residents who want to address the impact of the changing climate on Islington. Throughout the year it is to offer lots of events where you can swap ideas and things, practice making and mending, see films and displays, talk and listen.

Through constructive challenge and input we aim to assist Islington Council in developing and implementing the Net Zero Carbon programme. Much depends on leadership by the Councillors, who can build on the public knowledge of climate change. Accordingly we suggested items for the party manifestos in the 2022 council elections.