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From Lauraibm

Full story: London Heading Down Greener Path (1-Oct-07)

In 2005 Ken Livingstone launched his idea of the “Cities Climate Leadership Group”; overtime this group has expanded and now covers 38 international cities that have pledged to reduce emissions of heat trapping greenhouse gases.

February 2007 saw Livingstone launch his “Climate Action Plan” with the goal of reducing London’s emissions by 60% by 2025 through energy conservation, efficiency and renewable resources. London currently has one of the most aggressive anti-congestion programs in the world, demonstrating the city’s commitment to reducing vehicle pollution. Furthermore, a number of targets have been set in the city to help become “greener”, for example the goal of taking half the city off the national electricity grid by 2050 and also the requirement for new developments to have at least 10% of energy needs coming from on-site renewable power.