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    Mayor of London wants a zero-emission transport system by 2050

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    Nick Summers
    Nick Summers
    06.21.2017

    London mayor Sadiq Khan has a wildly ambitious plan to make the English capital more environmentally friendly. In a draft "Transport Strategy," which is now subject to public consultation, he suggests making London's entire transport system zero emission by 2050. That deadline, of course, is a long way off, so Khan has outlined some stepping stones too. He wants all taxis and private hire vehicles to be zero emission "capable" by 2033, followed by buses in 2037 and all remaining road vehicles by 2040. "Transport emissions can blight the streets, harming human health and contributing to climate change now and in the future," he says.