London

Aviation

Up in the air? Heathrow reports on green progress as it eyes crunch expansion vote

Airport's sustainability progress report signals good news for EVs, renewables and plastic waste, but questions remain over tackling greenhouse gases from aircraft

clock 24 April 2018 • 8 min read

Politics

Commonwealth leaders pledge to pursue 1.5C temperature goal

Flurry of green announcements from London Summit ends with renewed pledge to 'pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels'

clock 23 April 2018 • 3 min read

IT

Verv completes UK's first blockchain energy trade

Residents of the Hackney Banister House Estate sent excess solar energy from one housing block to another over encrypted trading platform

clock 17 April 2018 • 1 min read

Investment

London tops new Global Green Finance Index

Inaugural GGFI ranks the work's financial centres according to perceptions of quality and depth of their green finance offerings

clock 16 March 2018 • 2 min read

Transport

London transport plan signals 'unprecedented' clean transport focus for capital

Mayor of London confirms strategy for next two decades towards ambition for transport in UK capital to be zero emission by 2050

clock 01 March 2018 • 4 min read

Buildings

City of London switches on energy efficient lighting strategy

Square mile to benefit from innovative proposals to improve energy efficiency, boost LED use, and tackle light pollution

clock 19 February 2018 • 2 min read

Infrastructure

National Park City: London Mayor Sadiq Khan unveils £6m green space boost

New funding to help support green spaces and tackle plastic waste

clock 15 February 2018 • 1 min read

Legislation

Red flag for air quality as London breaches pollution limit

A month into the New Year, levels of nitrogen dioxide in the capital have breached legal limits on Brixton Road

clock 01 February 2018 • 3 min read

Legislation

'Inaction has consequences': UK faces fines for air quality breach

As London prepares to break its annual legal limit for air pollution for 2018 within a month, the UK and others are facing growing pressure from Brussels to clean up their air

clock 31 January 2018 • 5 min read

Waste

'Sadiq Fountains'? Mayor sets out plan for £750,000 plastic waste crackdown

New scheme to promote businesses that offer tap water to customers, as Mayor allocates fresh funds to tackle single use plastic packaging

clock 23 January 2018 • 2 min read