Sadiq Khan must take “urgent and bolder action” to slash carbon emissions, cut car use and speed up buses in the capital, environmental campaigners have warned.
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Fewer greenhouse gas emissions were released into the atmosphere in Islington in 2022, new figures show.
Only two per cent of vans successfully submitted to the Ulez scrappage scheme have been replaced with electric vehicles, as of last month.
Air pollution is responsible for more deaths in Islington than almost anywhere in England, new figures show.
Sadiq Khan has said he hopes to install ‘mould sensors’ in thousands of rental homes across London, in his latest re-election pledge.
Sadiq Khan has revealed plans to install air filters in 200 London schools, as part of a £2.7million trial.
Several water pollution incidents were recorded in Islington between 2018 and 2022, new figures show.
Sadiq Khan has dismissed the idea of introducing a “24-hour cooldown” period for people driving non-compliant vehicles in the Ultra low emission zone (Ulez).
Millions of pounds in new funding to enable London boroughs to reduce air pollution in their local areas is to be released by the Mayor of London.
A green watchdog gave Islington a high score in making progress to become a net zero council but said air quality needs to improve.
Sadiq Khan has said that new data on the Ulez expansion shows that the scheme is working “ahead of schedule” in removing polluting vehicles from London’s...
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