London Mayor Sadiq Khan, speaking at the opening to London Tech Week, outlined his vision for London to become the world’s leading ‘Smart City’ and launched a £1.6m Clean Tech Incubator called Better Futures aimed at helping 100 London-based businesses deliver low-carbon and clean-tech products.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has accelerated the city’s plans to introduce an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). The ULEZ, which will charge many cars and vans a £12.50 fee to enter the city, will now be rolled out in April 2019, instead of in September 2020 (as planned by former mayor Boris Johnson).
London’s air pollution problems seem to growing rapidly in recent years (or perhaps we should say they are returning, depending on how you think of it). Hourly PM2.5 levels now sometimes exceeding those of Beijing, China. Nitrogen dioxide (NOx) levels have been surging well beyond EU legal limits (over a 5 day period in January, NOx levels exceeded the EU’s legal limit for a full year). London was recently put on a “Very High” air pollution alert for the first time.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced that over the next 5 years London will invest £770 million into various bicycling support programs, infrastructure, and initiatives — roughly doubling the amount spent on bicycling support by former mayor Boris Johnson.
All new single-decker buses for use within the center of town in London will be zero-emissions models from here on out, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced at a recent public event.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched the second phase of the city’s air quality consultation, which includes proposals to introduce the planned Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) a year earlier than planned, in 2019. The new proposals also include extending the ULEZ zone to the North and South circular … [continued]
Central London’s first two all-electric bus routes will be running by the end of 2016, supported by a fleet of 51 single-decker electric buses, according to a recent announcement from Transport for London and Mayor Sadiq Khan. What this means (in addition to cleaner city air) is that, once the … [continued]
London Mayor Sadiq Khan unveiled the toughest plans yet to tackle the most polluting vehicles in his city, proposing a £10 Emissions Surcharge. Announced on Tuesday, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, unveiled plans to crack down on the most polluting vehicles, the toughest plan yet announced by any major city … [continued]
