“I am extremely grateful to Shirley for spearheading our world-leading initiatives to bring clean air to millions of Londoners, in particular by leading the implementation of the #ULEZ , as well as work on climate resilience, rewilding & achieving Net Zero by 2030”.

Street trees - the 5th utility 🌳⚡️☁️🫧📞
Our roads are full of services that are vital to us - electric, gas etc. We must also recognise trees for the vital services they provide:
😎Cooling
🧽Clean air
🐞Natural habitat
🧑‍🤝‍🧑Enhancing our well-being
...Trees the unsung utility 🌳

.Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has today announced a record £14.5 million investment to expand his London's Violence Reduction Unit’s award-winning ‘MyEnds’ programme across London, which brings networks of local people together to deliver meaningful change where they live and work.

The first London Assembly (Plenary) after the Mayoral election of 2 May 2024 is taking place at City Hall.

You can watch it here 👇

webcasts.london.gov.uk/Assembly/Event…

Let’s get back to work.
For a fairer London.
For a safer London.
For a greener London.
For everyone.

Thank you, London.

This week, Stockholm’s City Council voted to introduce one of the world’s most ambitious low-emission zones in the city centre by the end of 2024 🎉

C40 Vice Chairs share their thoughts 💬 ⬇️

Today marks 40 years since the late Queen officially opened the Thames Barrier in 1984!

The Thames Barrier’s future is encapsulated in the Thames Estuary 2100 plan, setting out the management of flood risk in the Thames estuary to the end of the century and beyond.

🎉 ENTRIES OPEN 🎉 Ford RideLondon FreeCycle!

The ultimate ride for cyclists of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. Set on a traffic-free route. Join us on Sunday 26 May and explore central London by bike.

It's completely free to take part!

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London is a global leader in climate and environmental action. We will go even further for our young Londoners.

By making our air and rivers cleaner and our environment greener, we’ll give every Londoner the opportunity and conditions to grow, flourish and thrive.

This week on the Cities 1.5 podcast, host David Miller T.O. keeps us in the Arctic a little longer. He speaks to legendary Inuk advocate Sheila Watt-Cloutier about her work protecting the indigenous culture & communities of the north.

🎙️ Produced by University of Toronto Press

Happy birthday to a true legend of conservation! The one and only Sir David Attenborough turns 98 today.

Thank you for continuing to inspire us, Sir David 💚

Hooray for the humble hedge. It's National Hedgerow Week!

A much overlooked street inhabitant is the hedge. It doesn't just add visual appeal, it also:
🥁Reduces noise
🚗Captures pollution
🐞Creates an environment for wildlife
🫧Reduces localised flooding
😎And creates a sense…

As he begins his historic third term in office, @mayoroflondon pledges to ensure London becomes ‘a byword for opportunity’ again as he promises to build the fairer, safer, greener city that the capital’s communities deserve.

The Grow Back Greener Fund is part of the Mayor’s work to make London greener and wilder for everyone!
Hear from some of the great community projects Core Arts Wildlife Gardeners of Haggerston Polka Theatre about their experience.
#GrowBackGreener
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LDNMayor Environment

Underground, overground, bus or tram—however you like to travel around London, here’s 10 ways we’re making our capital’s transport system the best in the world.

Our Lady of Grace Infant & Nursery School, featuring the largest of the SuDS schemes Brent have introduced with funding from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan

The rain garden extends for the full frontage of the school and is critically part of Brent Council wider School Street scheme

London's latest Low Carbon and Environmental Goods and Services (LCEGS) report is now published, showing London's green economy is back to pre-pandemic levels

Main highlights:

🌳London's LCEGS is worth £50bn
🌳310,000 employed in the sector

Read it 👇

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