Sadiq Khan says London needs to go 'much further, much faster' to meet its net zero goal.
An estimated £75bn of private sector investment is needed to ensure London meets its target to be carbon neutral by 2030, the capital's mayor has said.Mr Khan added London's economy was hit by the July heatwave when temperatures reached a record breaking 40C .He said there were 385,640 daytime workers when 518,000 workers would usually be expected and only 275,000 daytime visitors came to central London on the same day when about 361,000 people would be expected.
He said under his leadership, the capital had delivered a fivefold increase in protected cycling lanes, put more electric and hydrogen powered buses on roads, cleaned up the taxi fleet and delivered hundreds of new electric vehicle charging points.
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