Dr' Penny Bramwell

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Dr. Penny Bramwell

• Head of the Environment and Sustainable
  Development Unit,
• GOL

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A sustainable 2012

• Like so much in London massive challenge and
  opportunity
• Recent FoE/ Tyndall analysis identify a 4 year
  window for turning round climate change
  emissions.
• Extraordinary political leadership in the form
  of the Mayor penetrates around the world C40.
• Olympics provides a genuine opportunity to show
  case a new era of development and construction.

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2012 Bid commitments

• Low carbon Games
• Zero waste Games
• Towards One Planet Olympics
• With the identification of priority areas of
• Climate change, Waste, Biodiversity, Inclusion
  and Healthy Living.
• Regeneration of East London/Legacy

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Opportunities for a sustainable legacy

• New and Sustainable Construction
• Pioneer new technologies
• Education and skills through the volunteer
  programme
• Food sourcing locally grown, sustainable food
  and creating new supply chains
• New lifestyles and sustainable behaviours

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Challenges

• Immovable deadline, 2012
• Resource constraints
• Bringing London and the rest of the UK behind the
  Games
• Holding the vision for a sustainable legacy
  lots of other distractions
• To develop new markets and approaches to
  procurement
• Managing the flows of people in and out.