From strengthening flood defences to creating low-traffic neighbourhoods, our city is taking bold action Sadiq Khan is the mayor of LondonToo often, we in the UK have thought of countries such as India and Bangladesh as being on the frontlines of the climate crisis. But the serious flooding in London over the weekend and in the last month – coupled with the extreme weather we’ve seen in other parts of the UK over recent years – shows the realities of climate change are no longer a distant problem, but one that is increasingly reaching our own doorsteps.Over the last few… Source – Full Article https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/27/floods-london-frontline-climate-emergency-defences-traffic