City's low carbon zones revealed

BBC London (online) 3 September 2009

Ten London boroughs have won funding to develop ways of pioneering energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions in their areas.

Each borough will be given at least £200,000 to develop schemes ranging from solar panels for schools and electric car charging points.

Work on the new zones is expected to start in early 2010

The areas cover 13,000 homes, around 1,000 shops and businesses, 20 schools, a hospital, places of worship and community centres.

Winning zones
Barking town centre (Barking & 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)
Queen's Park (Westminster)

Each zone has a target to deliver emissions savings of 20.12% on current levels by 2012.

Mr Johnson said: "These zones will drive creativity and innovation helping to secure London's reputation as a city at the forefront of the battle to cut the wasteful use of energy which is causing climate change."

A study commissioned by City Hall earlier this year reckoned that a low carbon economy could create up to 15,000 jobs and contribute £600m a year to London's economy by 2025.