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Report warns London is ill-prepared for risks posed by climate change

Report warns London is ill-prepared for risks posed by climate change

People watching the sunset during a London 2018 heatwave. By Anders Lorenzen An independent report commissioned by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, titled The London Climate Resilience Review and led by the former chair of the Environment Agency, Emma Howard Boyd, has warned that the UK’s capital is unprepared for climate-fuelled risks.  As the world continues to warm in […]

Book review: Breathe, by Sadiq Khan

Book review: Breathe, by Sadiq Khan

By Jeremy Williams Sadiq Khan has been mayor of London since 2016, and in this book, he outlines his action on climate in the city. It’s a mix of the personal, the political, and the possible – cities can lead on climate change in ways nations can’t, and mayors can be a powerful influence. Breathe begins with Khan’s own experience […]

Visions of car-free cities

Visions of car-free cities

By Jeremy Williams Can you imagine your street with fewer cars? What about your town centre? That’s an invitation that Possible have been putting to residents in four British cities. Focus groups in Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol and London considered what roads might look like if they were low-traffic and climate-friendly. Planners, architects and campaigners were consulted, and the results were […]