A London assembly review of performance on cutting the capital’s carbon emissions exposes holes in the mayor’s strategy
Earlier in 2014 the London assembly environment committee produced a report card on the progress of the capital’s carbon reduction targets. It gave mayor Boris Johnson an overall score of just 4.6 out of 10 for his efforts to reduce carbon.
Despite benefiting from some of the best and most comprehensive climate policies and the efforts of his climate team, Johnson now in the middle of his second term of office has failed to show the personal leadership that his climate mitigation and adaptation strategies promise. By not putting the weight of his office and resources behind his pledge to reduce London’s carbon emissions by 60% by 2025, long-term targets will prove even harder to achieve.