Lambeth continues to deliver a range of projects in Waterloo as part of the South Bank and Waterloo Sustains Us programme, building on the original Net Zero work to create a fairer, greener neighbourhood for all. On Lower Marsh, traffic restrictions are proposed on Saturdays to bring back the market. We’ve made the UK’s first business cycle hangar trial permanent, we’ve published an exciting Vision for The Cut with Southwark and continue to work in our local neighbourhoods to cut through traffic.
March 2026
We are a local environmental action group of Lambeth residents. We are made up of people like you, and we work together to bring about local change that improves the environment. Friends of the Earth Lambeth is part of a larger network of FOE UK action groups, supported with plenty of expertise, training, resources and lobbying power.
February 2026
Art4Space’s Creative Pathways unites creativity, climate action and youth leadership to support 18–30-year-olds in Lambeth. Building on 25 years’ practice, it offers co-produced routes into green enterprise, creative careers and alternative education.
Our February Quick Fire Talk is on Biodiversity. It will feature short presentations from Lambeth-based companies and organisations on biodiversity projects and initiatives, as well as networking opportunities to foster relationship-building and knowledge-sharing.
January 2026
Quick Fire Talk networking event on Transport. It will feature short presentations from Lambeth-based companies and organisations talking about innovative air quality, freight and active travel projects, and networking opportunities designed to foster relationship building and knowledge sharing.
Starting again in autumn 2025, our next Quick Fire Talk is on Buildings and Energy. It will feature short presentations from Lambeth-based companies and organisations on heat networks, community energy, decarbonisation and local area energy planning, as well as networking opportunities to foster relationship building and knowledge sharing.
November 2025
World Car Free Day is an annual event that encourages people to reimagine spaces within their neighbourhood that are normally dedicated to cars. The event was part of Lambeth’s ongoing commitment to creating safer, more accessible, and inclusive public spaces that support active travel.
Lambeth’s Big Shift and Peddle My Wheels’ award-winning scheme Community Influencers has come to an end. We gave 30 beginner cyclists a bike and followed their journeys throughout the year. We caught up with Monir at the end of their journey to talk about their experience.
August 2025
Lambeth’s Big Shift and Peddle My Wheels’ award-winning scheme Community Influencers has come to an end. We gave 30 beginner cyclists a bike and followed their journeys throughout the year. We caught up with Lorraine at the end of their journey to talk about their experience.
Lambeth’s Big Shift and Peddle My Wheels’ award-winning scheme Community Influencers has come to an end. We gave 30 beginner cyclists a bike and followed their journeys throughout the year. We caught up with Gillian at the end of their journey to talk about their experience.
Lambeth’s Big Shift and Peddle My Wheels’ award-winning scheme Community Influencers has come to an end. We gave 30 beginner cyclists a bike and followed their journeys throughout the year. We met with Dan at the end of their journey to talk about their experience.
Whether you're prepping for adulthood or just want to get crafty and capable, this course is for YOU. You’ll get hands-on experience, meet amazing people, and walk away with real life skills (and a certificate to prove it).
July 2025
Green Creative Connections is a series of six free workshops by climate theatre company Wise Ram Theatre in community gardens across Lambeth. Each workshop will explore a different climate theme through creative and hands-on nature-based activities.
We are thrilled to announce that all seven of Lambeth Council’s Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) have officially joined the Lambeth Climate Partnership, marking a significant milestone in the borough’s efforts to build a greener, more sustainable future.
June 2025
Lambeth Climate Partnership's fifth Quick Fire Talk is on Adaptation
Hercules Road has been transformed into a vibrant, climate-resilient corridor in the heart of Waterloo, following the successful completion of a collaborative greening project led by WeAreWaterloo Business Improvement District (BID), Lambeth Council, and the South Bank and Waterloo Neighbours Forum (SoWN) as a result of £325,000 investment.
May 2025
Lambeth Climate Partnership's fourth Quick Fire Talk is on Biodiversity
The London Philharmonic Orchestra, resident at Lambeth’s Southbank Centre, has announced its 2025/26 Season, which includes a major focus on music highlighting man’s relationship with the earth and nature. A wide range of programmes, including established masterpieces and new works on how composers past and present have taken inspiration from the force of nature and how they are creating debate around the future of our planet at this crucial time.
April 2025
Lambeth’s Big Shift programme has launched phase 4 of the Community Parklets project and is accepting new applications.
Lambeth Climate Partnership's third Quick Fire Talk is "Transport". It will feature short presentations from Lambeth-based companies and organisations talking about innovative air quality, freight and active travel projects, and networking opportunities designed to foster relationship building and knowledge sharing.
Lambeth Council is working with businesses in the Waterloo area to make it easier and safer for workers to cycle to and through the area and create streets fit for the future.
Lambeth Climate Partnership's second Quick Fire Talk is "Buildings and Energy". It will feature short presentations from Lambeth-based companies and organisations talking about innovative retrofit, heat network and energy efficiency projects, and networking opportunities designed to foster relationship building and knowledge sharing.
March 2025
Lambeth has secured government funding to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions from homes in the borough.
Lambeth Council’s Big Shift partnered with Peddle My Wheels to deliver an award-winning Community Influencer project. The project provided 30 beginner cyclists with bikes. In return, they shared their journeys and experiences with us so that we can help inspire others to start cycling. We hear from Emily, who participated in the project’s second year and was given an e-cargo bike.
Lambeth Council’s Big Shift partnered with Peddle My Wheels to deliver an award-winning Community Influencer project. The project provided 30 beginner cyclists with bikes. In return, they shared their journeys and experiences with us so that we could help inspire others to start cycling. We hear from Joel, who used his bike to commute to the school he teaches at.
February 2025
Air Aware Labs, a London-based tech start-up tackling the global health crisis caused by air pollution through personalised data, has secured pre-seed funding to further develop its AirTrack product. This funding is expected to accelerate growth, starting with a mobile app version of its flagship product.
Lambeth Climate Partnership's first Quick Fire Talk is "Materials and Circularity". It will feature short presentations from Lambeth-based waste, reuse and recycling companies and organisations, and networking opportunities designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing.
January 2025
Clapham Park receives £3.7 million in construction funding to decarbonise the existing Clapham Park District Heating Network.
King’s has been recognised as 8th in Europe and 14th globally in the QS World University Sustainability Rankings 2025 which measure how organisations are tackling environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges.
December 2024
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