[sustran] Re: 'London must take lead on climate change'

[Martin Cassini]

Excuse me while I reach for the sick bag. Under Ken Livingstone's watch,
some 1900 new sets of expensive gas and electricity-guzzling traffic
lights have been inflicted on an already grotesquely over-regulated
city. Many of them are at tiny crossings in quiet areas. There is a
brand new set at the end of my one-way street with a left-turn-only into
a one-way road. Thanks, Ken, once more you have succeeded in conjuring
congestion where there was none before. 
 
Martin

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World Economic Forum - 'London must take lead on climate change' 

Mayor of London Ken Livingstone will say in Davos today that he aims to
make London the world's leading centre for research and financial
development on climate change over the next five years. The Mayor is in
Davos to attend the World Economic Forum. He will be concentrating today
(Thursday) on how government and business can work with cities to
accelerate global emissions reductions. London established the C40 Large
Cities Climate Leadership Group - to accelerate emissions reductions in
the world's largest cities. Last August the Mayor announced a
partnership with the Bill Clinton's Foundation to take this forward. 



(Media-Newswire.com) - Mayor of London Ken Livingstone will say in Davos
today that he aims to make London the world's leading centre for
research and financial development on climate change over the next five
years.

The Mayor is in Davos to attend the World Economic Forum. He will be
concentrating today ( Thursday ) on how government and business can work
with cities to accelerate global emissions reductions.

Ken Livingstone said today:

'The challenge of climate change requires immediate action across
governments and business to effect change.

'Cities produce 75 per cent of global carbon emissions and it is
therefore in cities that the battle against climate change will have to
be won.

'To win this battle three things are required.

'First, determination to tackle climate change and not denial of its
reality or consequences.

'Second, the most sophisticated financial institutions to respond to
carbon trading and investment in new technologies.

'Third, state of the art scientific and technical research facilities to
develop the technological solutions of the future.

'A number of cities have parts of this solution. But London is the only
one that brings together all three. My administration is totally focused
on this.

'That is why I am setting the target that in the next five years London
should become the undisputed world leader in research and financial
development on climate change.

'Climate change is a tremendous challenge to humanity. But for London it
is also a tremendous opportunity.  The world is shifting to a new
technical and financial system in which we do not produce and waste
energy, in the form of carbon, but must conserve it. London has the
potential to be at the centre of this shift and intends to work with all
the other great world cities to achieve it. That is why London
established the C40 group of major world cities on climate change.'

ENDS


Notes to Editors


London established the C40 Large Cities Climate Leadership Group - to
accelerate emissions reductions in the world's largest cities. Last
August the Mayor announced a partnership with the Bill Clinton's
Foundation to take this forward.

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