Tagged: "Boris Johnson"

July 30, 2014

British-built electric buses take to London’s roads

Boris Johnson has welcomed trials of the first British-built electric buses to enter service in London.

July 29, 2014

Johnson plans world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone for London from 2020

Boris Johnson has revealed plans to reduce air pollution in London with the world's first Ultra Low Emission Zone, to meet the EU's limits on NO2 emissions a decade earlier than the government predicts it is possible.

July 25, 2014

Boris Johnson ‘must try harder’ on carbon emissions targets

The London Assembly Environment Committee has published a 'report card' on the Mayor of London's performance on meeting carbon reduction targets, giving Boris Johnson four out of ten.

May 30, 2014

Boris Johnson invites SMEs to cut ‘food mountains’ with scheme

Boris Johnson is inviting 200 cafes, pubs and restaurants to join the FoodSave food waste reduction scheme, which has already helped 15 food businesses prevent 70-stone 'food mountains' going to waste.

April 25, 2014

Boris Johnson becomes ‘London’s smallest electricity supplier’

Mayor of London Boris Johnson is to become a 'junior' electricity licensee, allowing him to buy energy from small generators at an improved rate and sell it on to public bodies.

March 21, 2014

Innocent founder joins Boris Johnson to find London’s next sustainability entrepreneur

Richard Reed, founder of Innocent Drinks, has been added to the judging panel for the Mayor of London's Low Carbon Entrepreneur 2014 competition.

March 10, 2014

London boroughs poised for ‘mini-Holland’ transformation

Eight London boroughs are to receive funding to improve cycling systems under the Mayor of London's 'mini-Hollands' programme.

January 20, 2014

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to be Smart City ‘testing ground’

The Mayor of London has launched a new 'Smart London' plan outlining how Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park can be used to showcase smart technology that may help the capital become more sustainable.

December 13, 2013

Safer low-level lights for cyclists get government approval

TfL is to install low-level traffic lights at Bow Roundabout after the government approved the technology for use. The lights are designed to improve the safety of cyclists by repeating the signal displayed on main traffic lights at cyclists' eye level.

December 02, 2013

Major investment in London lighting to cut energy use by 40%

Transport for London is to replace main road street lighting in the city with efficient LED technology to reduce energy use by 40 per cent by 2016.