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Our climate action plan
The actions we will take to make Southwark a better place to live. Read a summary of our priority areas or download the plan in full.
People and resources
In order to create a cleaner, greener and healthier borough, we need to strengthen the way we work as a council, with our communities and with our partners.
This theme will enable us to better deliver the other 4 themes in the action plan and overcome key challenges.
Working with communities and partners
We will:
- collaborate with our communities and partners to take climate action and improve resilience
Mainstreaming climate adaptation and resilience
We will:
- ensure all council services are prepared for the effects of climate change
Climate training
We will:
- train all council staff to identify and take climate action
Finance and funding
We will:
- make evidence-led investment decisions and grow the funding available for climate action
Procurement and supply chains
We will:
- reduce the carbon footprint of the goods and services we buy and use
Policy, data and tools
We will:
- ensure the council makes decisions that are climate-informed