Lee Valley Regional Park Authority operates and manages a wide range of open spaces, venues and activities – many of which contribute to a range of positive environmental outcomes. However, as with all organisations, our carbon emissions could be reduced and our environmental performance could be improved. We want to be an Environmental Champion and committed to this aspiration by adopting a new Environment Policy on 27 April 2023. This policy will work at reducing the Authority’s carbon footprint, increasing the park’s resilience to climate change and maximising the environmental potential of the 10,000 acre “green lung” which is Lee Valley Regional Park.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority recognises the current climate crisis and will constantly review its performance in this area.
In 2022, we adopted our first Environment Policy and Strategy which you can download below.
Additionally, we've an action plan which is a an internal working document to look at a range of proposals and actions over the coming years and seek to deliver various actions which will help move the Authority towards a carbon neutral position.
What have we achieved over the last three years?
The Authority has been working on the action plan agreed in 2023. Some key deliverables have been:
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LED lighting installed at a range of sites
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Environment Group championing internal work
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Electric Vehicles bought for Ranger Fleet
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Electric charging points installed at camp sites
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PV cells on more building roofs (Lee Valley Ice Centre, Lee Valley White Water and Lee Valley Marinas)
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Central Waste contract to improve recycling
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Staff Training in carbon literacy
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Automated meter readers for Gas and Electric
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Staff travel survey
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Reducing utilities where possible
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Biodiversity projects which help with carbon reduction
The Authority is also actively monitoring its carbon footprint and seeking new ways to drive down our annual carbon footprint. Results of the last three years as an infographic can be seen here: