Londoners should be charged for paving gardens, says climate resilience report

Review says capital needs new reservoir, better flood defences and heat plan' for vulnerable people

Londoners who concrete over their gardens should be charged for doing so and given incentives to remove paving, a report to the mayor has recommended.

The city also needs a new reservoir, improved flood defences, and a heat plan" to protect vulnerable residents from the increased risk of heatwaves, the report on the impact of the climate crisis has found.