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Sadiq Khan Invests £6m to Tackle London’s Toxic Air
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is investing £6 million in 15 projects aimed at improving the capital’s air quality and climate emergency.The grant from the Air Quality Fund will support four new Low...
London Gets World’s First 24-Hour Air Pollution Charge Zone
London is the first city in the world to implement a 24-hour, seven day a week Ultra Low Emission Zone, inside which vehicles will have to meet tough emissions standards or face...
London to Create ‘World’s Most Advanced’ Air Quality Monitoring Network
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced the launch of what is claimed to be the world’s most advanced and comprehensive air quality monitoring network.The city is collaborating with Environmental Defense Fund Europe...
MATT MCGRATH: Are Vehicles Greener on the Other Side as Well
With Matt McGrath, BBC journalist specialized in reporting on science and ecology, we discussed the steps that are being taken in the United Kingdom to alleviate the apparent climatic changes caused by...
Mayor Sadiq Khan Launches Cleaner Vehicle Checker
London Mayor Sadiq Khan yesterday launched a new online Cleaner Vehicle Checker, designed to make it easier for motorists to assess the real world emissions released by new vehicles.
Launched just days ahead...
London Considers Banning Wood-Burning Stoves to Tackle Air Pollution
Wood-burning stoves could be producing up to one third of London’s fine particle pollution, according to figures cited by the city’s mayor, Sadiq Khan. A ban on the stoves could help address...
London Mayor Sadiq Khan Announces World’s First National Park City
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has launched plans to turn his city into the world’s first National Park City and one of the greenest cities on Earth, including the creation of a £9...
London to Upgrade 5,000 Buses to Euro VI Air Quality Standard by 2020
London's 5,000 most polluting buses are to be upgraded to the latest Euro VI emission standard by 2020 under a new retrofit programme announced yesterday by the city's Mayor, Sadiq Khan.
Under the...
Sadiq Khan: Gove Must Get a Grip on ‘Life and Death’ Air Pollution Crisis
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has requested an urgent meeting with the new environment secretary, Michael Gove, to urge him to get a grip on Britain's "life and death" air pollution...
Smart City: Mayor Sadiq Khan Promises Funding Boost for 100 Clean Tech Firms
Mayor Sadiq Khan yesterday unveiled a new fund promising to provide £1.6m of funding to 100 London-based clean tech firms, in support of his vision to make the capital the "world's leading...
