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The Mayor of London has confirmed the £10 ‘Toxicity Charge’ for London’s most polluting cars will start in October. The so-called ‘T-Charge’, which is judged to be the toughest emission standard of any world city, will catch vehicles that do not meet Euro 4 standards – typically diesel and petrol vehicles registered before 2006 . Every weekday, around […]

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced an investment worth £154 million per year in the next five years to promote cycling in London. The money will be part of Transport for London’s draft Business Plan being published later this week. City Hall claims £770 million will be spent on infrastructure and initiatives to promote cycling […]

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is looking for students with ideas for green business projects. He has launched a new edition of the Entrepreneurs Competition in which entrants will use their creativity to pitch projects that face London’s green challenges, from tackling pollution and boosting air quality to lowering the city’s carbon footprint. The winning project […]

A double decker bus powered by hydrogen is to be trialled in London next year. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan unveiled what it claims to be the world’s first bus of its kind as he committed to phasing out purchasing “dirty” diesel buses from the capital. The new bus has been developed by UK bus […]

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan proposes to introduce the planned ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) in 2019, a year ahead of schedule. He has launched a new consultation which also includes plans to extend the ULEZ to the north and south circular roads in the same year and more details on the introduction of a charge for […]

The first fully electric bus routes in central London will be rolled out by the end of the year. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced 51 electric buses will operate two routes in the capital in a bid to improve air quality. They will be part of routes 507 and 521, joining the 22 […]

Transport for London (TfL) has appointed Renewable Energy Association’s (REA) Chief Executive Nina Skorupska as one of its board members. Ms Skorupska will be part of the new Board of Governors, appointed by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, which includes 11 other members. She will bring extensive knowledge of the renewable heat, power and transport industries to […]

A new deputy London mayor for environment and energy has been appointed. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has given the position to Shirley Rodrigues who will focus her job on tackling air pollution and helping Londoners generate more low carbon electricity among other duties. Ms Rodrigues worked at City Hall in environmental policy from 2005 to 2009. […]

Toxic air warnings will be installed at bus stops, Tube stations and road-sides across London during worst incidents of air pollution. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is introducing the new measure after a consultation on a comprehensive package of measures to clean-up the capital’s “filthy air”. Nearly 15,000 people responded to the consultation and 79% […]

The £344 million plan to expand London City Airport will add to the city’s air pollution. The comment from environmental campaigners comes as the UK Government approved the expansion programme. New Chancellor Philip Hammond and Transport Secretary Sajid Javid gave the go ahead to the proposals which are set to create 1,600 jobs and add […]