Mayor announces new low-carbon zones for London

Focus on energy savings through fuel efficiency for homes and public and commercial buildings Andrew Charlesworth, BusinessGreen, 04 Jul 2008 Mayor of London Boris Johnson has expanded the city’s Low Carbon Zone scheme, launched by his predecessor Ken Livingston. Six new zones will join the four existing projects in Barking, Wembley, Elephant and Castle and Mitcham. Work on the new zones is expected to start early next year. “Soaring oil prices have proved that the case for energy efficiency is a no-brainer, making sense both financially and in terms of protecting our quality of life in the future,” said Johnson. “Ten flagship green energy zones across London will provide locally produced, less-polluting and less-wasteful energy to fuel households and businesses in these areas.” Details of how the locations of the new zones... [read full story]