King's Cross leads the way, thanks to local activists particularly John Ashwell, aiding London's need to become low carbon. But more needs to be done and that more is more trees, greenwalls and greenspace. This from the BBC's website today:
An extra two million trees should be planted in London to combat rising temperatures over future decades, the mayor's environment plan has suggested.
Projections suggest average summer temperatures could be 3.9C higher in London by 2080.
However increasing tree numbers by 2025, as well as creating more green space and roofs, may help to thwart these projections, the report added.
Isabel Dedring, London mayor Boris Johnson's environment advisor, said: "People really struggle to see how an old, Victorian built-up city like London can really be a low carbon city, which if you look at the targets, it needs to be.
"There are lots of things we can do collectively offsetting those rises, and we have to start doing that now."
She said that trees in London's streets improved air quality.
Mr Johnson promised to fund 10,000 extra trees in his election campaign and so far 1,500 have been planted.
Temperatures in London are affected by the "urban heat island effect", where buildings absorb and release heat.
To counter this, the report has called for more roofs and walls to be covered with vegetation.
Local heroes like Lisa Tang, the driving force behind many local environmental projects including green flag winning Thornhill Bridge Community Gardens beside the Regent's Canal on the Cally Road, are helping to save our city from potential disaster. Private gardens including those all along The Cally and tucked away behind Northdown Street and on the Battlebridge Basin are vital in the capital's struggle to overcome the man-made catastrophe that is global warming. Camley Street Natural Park remains a lifeline not only for urban wildlife, but also for every local Londoner and commuter.
King's Cross Community Projects, a small fledgling charity, is currently fundraising to create a vertical landscape on the King's Cross Gyratory, donations can be made online. The charity has raised £52k and needs at least a further £30k+ before works can start so every penny counts.
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