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London’s Quality of Life Indicators 2012 Report

Dr Paul Toyne

Commissioner

London Sustainable Development Commission

BASE London

July 2013

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Why should you care about QoL in London?

So who are you?

• All stand up!

• Sit down if you don’t work regularly in London (2 days a week)

• Sit down if you usual place of work is not London

• Sit down if you work in London but don’t live in London

• So those standing live and work in London, perhaps what I have to say next matters most to you!!

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Background

Timely opportunity to:

• Take a look at the bigger picture

• Gives a unique snapshot of the most important issues that affect Londoners’ quality of life

• Reaffirm why SD still matters

• Highlight future priorities for action for the LSDC and help to inform the Commissions advice to Mayor

• This fourth report identifies 33 key areas or 'indicators’.

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London’s challenges – and opportunities

• Over 8m people

• Nearly 3.4m homes

• Affluence and deprivation

• £12b energy bill each year – and rising

• 30m journeys a day

• Nearly 2.7m registered cars

• 421,000 businesses

• 45m tonnes of CO2 p.a.

QoL Indicator Set 2012Environmental Social Economic

Air quality Childcare Employment rates

CO2 emissions Education: primary Business survival

Travel to school Education: secondary Income inequality

Traffic volumes Crime Child poverty

Access to nature Decent housing Fuel poverty

Bird populations Life expectancy Housing affordability

Ecological footprint Physical activity Carbon efficiency

Flooding Satisfaction with London

Gross value added

Household recycling Voting Low carbon and environmental jobs

Waste Volunteering Skills

Water consumption Happiness Innovation

The headlines

Positive direction overall London has improved on 17 of the 33 indicators since the

2008-09 report= However there are often ‘hidden issues’ behind the

headline story = 11 of the indicators show little or no change× Five of the indicators show a clear deterioration× Performance is worst amongst the economic indicators

Good News

AIR QUALITY CRIME

CO2 EMISSIONS DECENT HOUSING

TRAVEL TO SCHOOL LIFE EXPECTANCY

TRAFFIC VOLUMES SATISFACTION WITH LONDON

FLOODING CHILD POVERTY

HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING CARBON EFFICIENCY

HOUSEHOLD WASTE SKILLS

EDUCATION: PRIMARY INNOVATION

EDUCATION: SECONDARY

Good News

CO2 EMISSIONS Fell by 1 tonne per capita since 2009

TRAFFIC VOLUMES Dropped by 7%

HOUSEHOLD WASTE Fell from 3.4 to 3 million tonnes

LIFE EXPECTANCY 79 years for men, 83.3 years for women

DECENT HOUSING 70% exceed the decent homes standard

AIR QUALITY improving

Hidden issues

Not so good news

CHILDCARE FUEL POVERTY

VOTING GROSS VALUE ADDED

BUSINESS SURVIVAL

Housing Affordability

Future good news

Low Carbon and Environmental jobs 19% market share

Skills Continue to improve

Innovation Increase in product and process innovation

Thank You!

More info at: www.londonsdc.org