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Half Marathon in London Bans Plastic Bottles
The Harrow Half Marathon is to become the first major running event in London to ban single-use plastic bottles.Runners at the marathon on Sunday, 16th September, were not be able to refill...
British Fashion Council Commits to a Fur-Free London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week (LFW) will be the first event of its kind to go fur free. The British Fashion Council just announced that all of the designers at the event this month...
City of London Introduces Emissions-Based Car Parking Charges
The City of London Corporation is introducing new charges for on-street parking based on a vehicle’s pollution levels to help improve air quality.
The organisation, which is the governing body of the financial...
Older, Diesel Vehicles in London Could Soon Face Parking Surcharge
Owners of older, polluting diesel vehicles could soon have to pay a parking surcharge in central London.
Westminster City Council has launched a consultation to gather the views of residents, businesses and the...
London Ranked Best City in World for EV Infrastructure
London councils are set to install another 2,630 charging points in the next financial year
London is the best city in the world for electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure.
That’s according to a new study...
Majority of Londoners Prefer Electric Taxis to Diesel Models
The majority of Londoners say they would choose to get into an electric taxi over a traditional diesel model.
That’s according to new research from ESB EV Solutions, which found 50% of the...
London to Host ‘Europe’s Largest Double-decker Electric Bus Fleet’
The Mayor of London has announced the city will host the largest double-decker electric bus fleet in Europe.Sadiq Khan said 68 new electric double-deckers will be launched across the city next summer,...
Antarctica Lost a London-Sized Area of Underwater Ice in Only 6 Years
Antarctica's ice sheet is retreating due to warm ocean water circulating beneath its floating edge, researchers from the UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling at the University of Leeds have found.
The...
City of London Switches on Energy Efficient Lighting Strategy
A set of innovative proposals to deliver more energy efficient use of lighting for buildings across the Square Mile are being drawn up by the City of London Corporation.
The local authority claims...
Red Flag for Air Quality as London Breaches Pollution Limit
London has officially broken annual legal limits for air pollution, sparking fresh calls for the government to take urgent action to improve air quality in the UK.
According to provisional data released today...
Energy for Londoners: Mayor Powers Up £34m Solar and Energy Efficiency Plan
Mayor Sadiq Khan officially launched the latest phase of the Energy for Londoners initiative yesterday, detailing plans to invest £34m in a range of new services and programmes designed to boost energy...
BluepointLondon Adds 1,000 EV Charge Points as Demand Accelerates
BluepointLondon will add 1,000 electric vehicle (EV) charge points to the capital's network this year, in response to seeing demand more than double over the past year to just under 50,000 charges,...
London CO2 Cuts Must be ‘More Ambitious in Scale and Pace’, Mayoral Body Warns
London's economy has grown as greenhouse gas emissions have fallen over the past five years, but future decarbonisation in the capital will "need to be significantly more ambitious both in scale and...
Coffee-Fuelled Commute? London Buses to Run on Fuel Made from Used Coffee Ground
Oil giant Shell and UK start-up bio-bean have teamed up on a project to provide a low carbon biofuel for London buses that contains waste coffee grounds collected from high-street retailers.
The B20...
Diesels in London Face Parking Charge Hike
Drivers of the most polluting diesels already face steep congestion charges to enter London's city centre, and now they will also have to pay more to park across two central boroughs.
Islington Council...
Air Mapping Initiative Reveals London’s Most Polluted Postcodes
The most polluted postcodes in London have been identified as part of a year-long initiative which saw thousands of personal air quality smart sensors handed out to local groups, businesses, and communities...
