Mayor announces ten flagship 'green' energy 'Low Carbon' zones for London

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, today (Thursday 3 July) announced the development of ten high-technology 'Low Carbon Zones' across London by 2012 to deliver ‘greener’, low carbon solutions to households and businesses helping to deliver reduced energy bills – this will help to meet the Mayor’s manifesto commitment to make London a low carbon city with a target to slash carbon emissions by 60 per cent by 2025. The Low Carbon Zones will help local communities and buildings to become energy efficient to cut energy usage and energy bills. This will involve a range of services and technologies including: home insulation, buildings retrofitted with energy efficient devices, locally generated renewable energy schemes, plus energy and carbon assessments to work out existing carbon footprints and how best to reduce them. More than... [read full story]