I am a climate campaigner, writer and editor who has lived in Blackheath most of the last 30 years.

Full statement

For the last three I have been campaigning with the Stop the Silvertown Tunnel Coalition and Extinction Rebellion.

The 4-lane Silvertown Tunnel will take bigger HGVs than Blackwall and push more congestion past homes and schools. Kidbrooke will be affected. Research in Greenwich and nearby boroughs by Kings College London shows the lungs of children aged 8-9 who breathe polluted air are approximately 5% smaller than they should be.

Instead, let's have a network of low traffic zones throughout the borough. And a range of actions to encourage cycling, walking, cargo bikes and public transport: e.g. extension of London's bike hire, DLR to Eltham and Thamesmead, a cycle/ pedestrian bridge at the Thames Barrier, good public transport links to the new Elizabeth Line.

Climate crisis and air pollution, global and local, need addressing urgently in a Green New Deal. At global level I see how climate change already affects subsistence communities in semi-arid Africa (through an NGO I'm involved with that supports their brilliant work to store water in seasonal river-beds). Locally I have joined a new group of residents taking action on dirty air and dangerous driving, because the council and police just won't. The trees I got for my street are (late March) coming into blossom.

Greens are rising around here - if you are longing for bold action for a greener Greenwich, give us your vote on 5 May. Help get the first ever Green voices onto the council.