Cities Have Solutions To The Global Climate Crisis. Here's Why. | Sadiq Khan | TEDxMayorOfLondon

When Sadiq Khan was elected Mayor of London in 2016, the city was in the grip of a deadly public health crisis. Thousands of Londoners were dying prematurely every year because of toxic air pollution.

Here he explains how cities understand the urgent action needed, sometimes better than at a national level: “We’ve seen national governments moving too slowly, with their responses to the climate emergency failing to match the scale of the crisis we’re facing. But cities like London are showing urgency. When it comes to meeting the greatest challenge of our time, we want to be on the right side of history as the doers, not the delayers.” Sadiq Khan was elected Mayor of London in 2016 and reelected in 2021. He is Chair of C40 Cities, a network of mayors in almost 100 cities taking urgent action to confront the climate crisis.

Mayor Khan was one of the first leaders in the world to declare a climate emergency. Reflecting the principles of a Global Green New Deal, the Mayor also introduced a Green New Deal for London to combat the climate emergency and improve air quality, boost London’s economy and tackle inequality.

As C40 Chair, Mayor Khan has committed to align the organisation’s resources behind efforts to tackle air pollution worldwide and support emissions reduction strategies – particularly in Global South cities on the frontline of the climate crisis, putting social justice at the heart of his vision for C40 cities. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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