London Mayor announces low carbon neighbourhoods
Thu 03 September 2009
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Ten London boroughs have been awarded £200,000 each after bidding for funds to create "low carbon zones" to pioneer energy efficiency and carbon reduction measures. Schemes range from "energy doctors" to solar panels for schools and electric car recharging points.
The zones have a target to deliver 20.12 per cent of carbon emissions savings by 2012 and are bringing together local authorities, community organisations, residents, businesses and utilities to work in partnership in a targeted geographic area. The winning low carbon zones will, on average, save over 23 per cent of their current energy use by 2012. The zones will cover more than13,000 residential properties, around 1,000 shops and businesses, 20 schools as well as a hospital, places of worship and community centres.
Mr Johnson said: "I am delighted to unveil the top carbon-busting neighbourhoods in London. There was a high calibre of bids from across the boroughs and it was a difficult choice, but the winning entries are championing the latest technologies, which will help us to become a leading low carbon city."
The winning zones, and the boroughs they are in, are: Barking town centre (Barking and Dagenham), Muswell Hill (Haringey), Archway (Islington), Brixton (Lambeth), Lewisham town centre (Lewisham), Wandle Valley (Merton), Ham and Petersham (Richmond-upon-Thames), Peckham (Southwark), Hackbridge (Sutton) and Queen's Park (Westminster).
The low carbon zones will be funded by the London Development Agency’s budget for climate change activities. The Mayor has pledged to cut emissions in London by 60 per cent by 2025 and claims these zones aim to showcase how this can be achieved using existing and new technologies.
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