🔴EXCLUSIVE: The Mayor of London @SadiqKhan shares his thoughts on the capital city's flash floods and the global climate crisis
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This summer has been a particularly weird one, weatherwise.
Last month, London experienced a wild heatwave, with Heathrow temperatures sneaking past 31C on July 18. Then the following week, tube stations and hospitals were submerged in water after a series of flash floods
Last month, London experienced a wild heatwave, with Heathrow temperatures sneaking past 31C on July 18. Then the following week, tube stations and hospitals were submerged in water after a series of flash floods
Yesterday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a landmark scientific report.
It said global temperatures are set to rise by 1.5C above pre-industrial levels within the next two decades, and flooding is projected to rise in all regions except the Mediterranean
It said global temperatures are set to rise by 1.5C above pre-industrial levels within the next two decades, and flooding is projected to rise in all regions except the Mediterranean
📌Crisis at home
‘What we've seen over the last few weeks with the freak weather, the flash floods and the heatwave, is the climate catastrophe being brought home to us. This isn't just an issue for those in Bangladesh, or those in Eastern Africa. This affects the entire planet'
‘What we've seen over the last few weeks with the freak weather, the flash floods and the heatwave, is the climate catastrophe being brought home to us. This isn't just an issue for those in Bangladesh, or those in Eastern Africa. This affects the entire planet'
📌Working together
'This year, COP26 is taking place in our country and we've got a new president of the USA who’s not a climate-change denier: that’s why it’s really important we use the small window we have to address the climate emergency'
'This year, COP26 is taking place in our country and we've got a new president of the USA who’s not a climate-change denier: that’s why it’s really important we use the small window we have to address the climate emergency'
📌Now or never
'Things that were predicted to happen 20, 30, 40 years ago are happening now, so there really isn’t a second opportunity. We can be the first generation that gets it, or the last generation that doesn’t’
'Things that were predicted to happen 20, 30, 40 years ago are happening now, so there really isn’t a second opportunity. We can be the first generation that gets it, or the last generation that doesn’t’
📌A greener London
‘I want London to be the greenest city in the world. If you're walking or cycling, you’re not emitting carbon. If you’re recycling more, if you’re reusing stuff more and reducing your usage, that helps’
‘I want London to be the greenest city in the world. If you're walking or cycling, you’re not emitting carbon. If you’re recycling more, if you’re reusing stuff more and reducing your usage, that helps’
The Mayor has launched a major £7m Let’s Do London campaign.
The new family-friendly tube map spotlights central London’s tourist destinations and hopes to encourage Londoners to explore the city by foot or bike
The new family-friendly tube map spotlights central London’s tourist destinations and hopes to encourage Londoners to explore the city by foot or bike
How do you think London could become more environmentally friendly?
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