Sadiq Khan promises London will be run on clean energy by 2050
by Emma Howard from Environment | The Guardian on (#VH8G)
Labour mayoral candidate says if elected he will cut the capital's carbon emissions, after similar green pledges are made by other major cities
The Labour mayoral candidate, Sadiq Khan, has pledged to put London on course to be run entirely on clean energy by 2050 if he is elected next May, amid criticism that the capital is falling behind its emissions targets.
The promise puts the capital on an equal footing with promises made in Britain's other major cities, after the leaders of 50 Labour-run councils - including those in Edinburgh, Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool, Leeds, Nottingham and Glasgow - also made a 100% clean energy pledge on Monday.
