Cities are no longer content just being green. Now theyr’re racing to be the greenest, and London plans to the cross the finish line first.
Last year, the city’s mayor released his Climate Change Action Plan, a program to reduce London’s carbon emissions by 60% within the next 20 years. The city will encourage residents to go green by offering incentives, such as subsidies for homeowners who improve the energy efficiency of their houses.
In February, London began heavily taxing truck and bus drivers commuting in its Low Emission Zone, which stretches 610 square miles, the largest in the world. Eventually, pollution-heavy commercial vehicles will face taxes too, while drivers in hybrid or electric cars will commute tax-free.
Reprinted from Kiwi magazine.
