Building a Climate and Air Quality Alliance Westminster is a diverse and vibrant city. We know from our climate change engagement and consultation events that 88% of respondents consider tackling climate change as either an ‘extremely important’ or ‘very important’ issue, and many of the businesses and organisations we have engaged with see this as a fundamental aspect of their business planning and corporate responsibility. We want to ensure this Climate Emergency Action Plan evolves over time, and that all parts of Westminster’s society have the opportunity to shape it and meaningfully contribute to tackling the climate emergency, whilst also ensuring we achieve air quality co-benefits. We therefore want to foster a strong participatory approach based on: Westminster’s stakeholders working together and with the council in strong and impactful collaboration on climate change Ongoing engagement and involvement throughout the lifetime of the Plan Representation of the full range of our diverse stakeholders and their social and economic circumstances, including the most vulnerable, from across the borough Embedding climate conversations into all of our existing groups and networks, drawing on their local experiences, expertise, and leadership A flexible approach using different channels of communication and engagement to accommodate different audiences, needs and circumstances Our priority is to establish a diverse Climate and Air Quality Alliance to shape the approach, support and drive local action and review our overall progress. challenges and opportunities challenges and opportunities Foreword and introduction Foreword and introduction 22 | Zero Carbon City 2040 Westminster Climate Emergency Action Plan Contents Contents commitment and Collaboration commitment and Collaboration Glossary Glossary accelerating Delivery accelerating Delivery