Description
Don’t miss this impassioned call to action from Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, as he explains how everyone can play their part in tackling the climate emergency.
With more cities, including Bradford, launching Clean Air Zones (CAZs), it’s an issue that affects us all. In his first book, Breathe, the mayor offers a seven-step guide to winning support for tough action on climate change that draws on his own experience with adult-onset asthma, brought on by the polluted London air he had been breathing for decades.
Since becoming Mayor of London in 2016, Khan has declared a climate emergency, introduced the world’s first Ultra-Low Emission Zone, built hundreds of kilometres of new cycle lanes, led a drive for affordable insulation in council homes, and turned London into the first ever ‘National Park City’.
Now, he shares the seven ways environmental action gets blown off course before revealing how to get it back on track and help create a world where we can all breathe again.
About the Speaker
Sadiq Khan
Sadiq Khan is the Mayor of London. Born and raised in Tooting, South London, he began his career as a human rights lawyer before being elected to parliament in 2005. He was elected Mayor in 2016, and re-elected in 2021 with a record number of votes for any sitting Mayor. Sadiq still lives in Tooting, which he maintains is the best bit of the best city in the world.
About the Chair
Mayor Tracy Brabin
Tracy Brabin is the Labour Mayor of West Yorkshire, who was re-elected with more than 50% of the vote in May 2024. Tracy has served as the first Mayor of West Yorkshire since 2021 and was the first ever woman Metro Mayor in England. She Chairs the UK Mayors Network, the group of 12 Metro Mayors in England. During her re-election campaign, Tracy pledged to improve access to culture and grassroots sports for all children, to develop a new strategy to reduce serious violence, and to create a ‘region of learning’. In her first term, Tracy took the decision to franchise the bus network and is committed to having spades in the ground for a new tram system by 2028. Prior to her election as Mayor, Tracy was the Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen, from 2016 to 2021 and spent three decades working in the creative industries.
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