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Mayor Boris Johnson's global warming plan aims to cool London
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by Dave Keating | August 29, 2008 at 02:09 am
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New London mayor Boris Johnson has unveiled his environmental plan for the city, focusing on flood risk management, cooler buildings and urban greening. Bracing the city for climate change is a legal requirement under a Greater London Authority Act passed under previous mayor Ken Livingstone.
Climate change could seriously threaten quality of life in London and the capital's position as a leading world city, the mayor, Boris Johnson, warned today.
Johnson issued the warning as he launched a strategy, claimed as the first for a major world city, detailing the action that needs to be taken in London to cope with global warming.
It outlines measures such as "greening" the city and cutting water use, which will be needed to help London adapt to the higher risk of floods, droughts and heatwaves expected in the future.
The strategy outlined the difficulties London faces in preparing to cope with the more frequent extreme weather events and the changes in the seasons – including warmer, wetter winters and hotter drier summers – that climate change will bring.
Johnson believes London is well-placed to pioneer methods in adapting to climate change, suggesting there will be economic opportunities in developing "green" jobs in the city.
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at 02:30 on August 29th, 2008
Dave Keating, I like this story. It's good stuff.
I am not sure if it is the first, however if done properly it would be a great advantage and coast saving in the future as we will face greater challenges.
Some of his Ideas are not very smart though as far as I read in some of the proposals made from the London Web site. Like using the deed Waters to cool building will contribute to heating up the Water and change the already fragile eco system of the sea and river.
at 04:08 on August 29th, 2008
Dave Keating, I like this story. It's good stuff. Mayor Sir Ken Livingstone, already put the C-40 cities clean energy - air in place. London will go under water with the river and sea level rising. Good article what is new with Johnson ?