Sam Luker is an Associate Sustainability Director at AESG and led on their new report titled 'Net Zero Neighbourhoods'.
In this episode we discuss:
- Why the neighbourhood scale is optimal for decarbonisation and finding local solutions to sustainability
- Principles and case studies for Net Zero Neighbourhoods
- Retrofitting existing neighbourhoods for decarbonisation
- How to get communities involved and realise local benefits
- Examples of innovative funding mechanisms to deliver net zero neighbourhoods
Read the report on Net Zero Neighbourhoods from AESG/LDN Collective: https://westlondon.com/net-zero-neighbourhoods-report-launched-to-further-the-uptake-for-a-low-carbon-future/
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