A report on the GLA group environment spend 2009/10

Our report reveals that despite costing more, the environmental benefits and impact on climate change of the Mayor’s environment spending remain unclear. The Committee found that less than a third of the total GLA group environment spend will be on combating climate change, and less than 4 percent will be spent on reducing waste.

The vast majority will be spent on other initiatives designed to ‘make London a greener and more pleasant city’ for which the environmental benefits are not very clear or are still being worked out.

The report makes a number of recommendations to increase the effectiveness of the GLA group’s work on environment:

• The GLA group should set targets, outcomes and budgets for all its environment programmes to make it easier to monitor how the group is progressing towards its long-term targets.
• Targets should be set for CO2 emission reductions by each functional body and progress should be monitored at regular intervals.
• Capacity of the LDA environment programme should be monitored and all group underspends should be explained.
• As part of the annual budget setting process starting from 2010/11 a GLA group environment spend document should be produced.

GLA group environment spend 2009/10

GLA group environment spend 2009/10

Mayor's Response:

Mayor's response to the report

Mayor's response to the report