It has been a beautiful day – the sun conveniently shone to mark a day when we have been urged to consider our carbon footprints and how we can reduce them by 10% every year. Sign up to the global campaign which has 106,599 sign ups in 152 countries. http://www.1010global.org/

This week also saw Boris Johnson, The Mayor of London otlining his ambition to make London the greenest city in the world.He has set ambitious targets for London to cut its CO2 emissions to 60% of 1990 levels by 2025 by publishing the

Climate Change Mitigation and Energy

The Mayor’s draft Climate Change Mitigation and Energy strategy is now available for public consultation. The Mayor’s vision is that by 2025, London is one of the world’s leading low carbon cities, with a thriving low carbon economy, some of the world’s most energy efficient buildings, a secure and efficient energy supply, and world class low carbon transport.

The strategy aims to:

• reduce carbon dioxide emissions to mitigate climate change
• maximise economic opportunities from the transition to a low carbon capital
• ensure a secure and reliable energy supply for London
• meet, and where possible exceed, national climate change and energy objectives

http://london.gov.uk/blog/looking-low-carbon-london