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24 Mayor of London Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy 2.57 If London is to make its contribution to reducing climate change and show leadership, Londoners and London’s businesses must change their behaviour. To reach the target of stabilising London’s (and the UK’s) emissions at 60 per cent below 1990 levels by 2025 43 , London must achieve ongoing reductions in emissions of four per cent every year. To achieve this, businesses must move from a high energy-use, wasteful economic model to one that conserves energy and makes productive use of resources. 2.58 The effects of climate change on London are already visible and include higher temperatures in summer and winter aggravated by the urban heat island effect, wetter winters, drier summers and extra pressure on London's water resources 44 . The exceptionally high concentration of people and assets at risk means that any extreme event will have major consequences. Without adaptation, the impacts of climate change are likely to be detrimental to everyone’s quality of life and will be particularly ‘likely to affect vulnerable social groups disproportionately (for example those on lower incomes may be more significantly affected)’ 45 . The same will be true for the ’adverse health impacts of climate change‘ 46 . Clearly this is a concern for the Mayor and is something that will be further substantiated in the Mayor’s forthcoming Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. 2.59 The Mayor’s top priority for reducing carbon emissions in the Climate Change Action Plan 47 is to move as much of London as possible away from reliance on the national grid and on to local, lower-carbon energy supply. In the current environment, a saving of 7.2 million tonnes is achievable by 2025, and 15 per cent of this is to be met by an increased contribution from energy from waste using advanced waste technologies 48 . The treatment of residual waste streams could produce a whole new market in bio and synthesis gases and liquid fuels that are either partially or entirely renewable (depending upon the feedstock), which can be used for heating and cooling homes and workplaces and for transport. The objectives of the London Climate Change Agency include stimulating markets for the supply of, and the demand for, waste-derived fuels such as bio and synthesis gases and bio-diesel as well as to advise on Combined Cooling, Heat and Power (CCHP) systems for developments. Economic Development 2.60 The LDA produces the Economic Development Strategy 49 on behalf of the Mayor of London. The strategy supports the development of London’s economy, promotes employment, helps people participate in London’s economy and supports businesses to be more competitive - all within the context of economic development being fair and sustainable.
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy Mayor of London 25 2.61 The Economic Development Strategy focuses on four major investment themes, which are supported by this strategy: ■ places and infrastructure – this strategy seeks to develop waste management and reprocessing infrastructure to achieve the selfsufficiency targets set by the London Plan. The Panel Report produced as a result of the Examination in Public of the draft Further Alterations to the London Plan supports the Mayor’s assertion that waste management is a regenerative opportunity 50 ■ people - waste presents an exciting opportunity for developing skills and employment opportunities in London. The waste industry is a major employer of people across the social spectrum. Aspects of the waste industry, for example the reuse sector, present key opportunities to develop skills for people who are unemployed or underemployed ■ enterprise – proposals to improve the management of waste and resources present an exciting opportunity for London’s entrepreneurs to develop and expand London’s green industries sector ■ marketing and promoting London – consumers are increasingly demanding goods and services to be delivered in a sustainable way. This strategy highlights the opportunity for London’s businesses to take the lead in creating new sustainable products and services. Health 2.62 The Mayor has a duty to promote the health of Londoners and to take into account the effect of his policies on their health. He is not responsible for the provision of healthcare but works in partnership with the NHS and others to secure improvements in Londoners' health and to reduce health inequalities in London. The GLA Act 2007 has given the Mayor new health responsibilities, in addition to his previous duty to promote health. These include a duty to work to reduce health inequalities, for example by leading on a Londonwide Health Inequalities Strategy. 2.63 The management of business waste is relevant to health inequalities because ‘physical environments are conducive to good health’ 51 . This includes good housing, safe neighbourhoods, high quality public places, accessible services, clean air and green space the delivery of which can be negatively affected by poor waste management. The Mayor’s draft Health Inequalities Strategy makes it a priority to ‘more explicitly link action on the environment and health’ 52 . 2.64 This strategy supports the Mayor’s work to combat environmental crime by promoting compliance with the Duty of Care and seeking to reduce litter and fly-tipping. This may help to reduce health risks (for
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