City’s CO2 emissions slashed by more than 60 per cent in 15 years October 21, 2021 Carbon emissions in the City of London have plummeted by more than 60 per cent in the past 15 years, according to the latest data. While emissions in Westminster halved in the period between 2005 and 2019, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found. It comes as the capital plans to extend its ultra-low emission [...]
Woman convicted after assaulting TfL officers who wanted her to wear mask October 21, 2021 A woman has been sentenced to a 12-month community order after she assaulted two Transport for London’s (TfL) Transport, support and enforcement officers in December 2020. The defendant, Keia Williamson, was accused of being verbally abusive to officers after being asked to comply with the Covid-19 safety measures that required people travelling on the London [...]
Off to Scotland for £15: Lumo launches London-Edinburgh service October 21, 2021 Low-cost rail service Lumo inaugurated this morning its first London to Edinburgh service, with an inaugural train departing at 10.45am from London King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley. Passenger operations will officially begin on 25 October and will aim to create 13 million additional passengers in the next decade. With prices starting from £14.90, Lumo’s had [...]
Addison Lee and JustPark strike EV charging partnership deal October 21, 2021 Private car hire service Addison Lee has struck a partnership with technology platform JustPark to provide drivers with off-street charging points for electric vehicles (EV). The deal will grant drivers access to Fleetcharge – a charging solution that provides charging locations for fleet drivers. The solution was developed by JustPark in collaboration with Octopus Energy. [...]
Addison Lee teams up with tech firm JustPark in EV push – CityAM : CityAM October 21, 2021 Private car hire service Addison Lee has struck a partnership with technology platform JustPark to provide drivers with off-street charging points for electric vehicles (EV). The deal will grant drivers access to Fleetcharge – a charging solution that provides charging locations for fleet drivers. The solution was developed by JustPark in collaboration with Octopus Energy. [...]
London business groups call on government to stop five per cent rail fare hikes in 2022 October 20, 2021 London business groups have called on the government to ensure rail fares do not surge next year on the back of above expected inflation, warning this would cripple the capital’s recovering economy. London First and the Centre for London said today that a 5 per cent rise in rail fares next year, which is the [...]
Electric intercity flights: Vertical Aerospace calls on the government to deliver by 2025 October 19, 2021 Global aerospace and technology company Vertical Aerospace is calling on the UK Government to deliver electric intercity flights by 2025. In a white paper by the name of The Future of Advanced Aerial Mobility that was published today, Vertical Aerospace has highlighted how opening up electric passenger flights would bring economic and environmental benefits to [...]
Alinda Capital to raise £350m for floating subscription October 19, 2021 Close-ended investment company Alinda Capital Infrastructure Investments has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange and is raising £350m to offer ordinary shares at an issue price of 100p. The firm is also expected to issue a further 650 million ordinary shares in the 12 months following the placing programme, which will [...]
Walking, cycling and urban greening: Meet London’s green development priorities October 18, 2021 London’s mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that, as part of his plan to make London net zero by 2030, new developments will need to be greener and prioritise energy efficiency and space for walking and cycling. Set today by Khan, the three pieces of new guidance – called Be Seen Energy Monitoring, Urban Greening Factor [...]
Scottish Power stops staff catching flights in bid to hold back unnecessary emissions October 17, 2021 Scottish Power, one of the UK’s largest energy suppliers, has stopped its workers from taking domestic flights in a bid to hold back emissions. Staff must now travel by rail between the energy heavyweight’s offices in Glasgow, Liverpool, London and other cities in the country, the Telegraph first reported. The moves comes with the UN’s [...]