Breathe: Seven Ways to Win a Greener World

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Referring to evidence that public opinion today has shifted decisively in favour of action to combat climate change and protect the environment, Khan believes the time has come for policymakers at all levels to ramp up their ambitions. His clear love of London contrasts with his predecessor’s use of it as a stepping stone to a bigger political job. Khan openly admits that at times he had viewed climate change, as not the priority issue that he now views it. Payments made using National Book Tokens are processed by National Book Tokens Ltd, and you can read their Terms and Conditions here. Yet when you read the news or turned on the TV, you could be forgiven for thinking that climate change was a divisive issue.

Blue Badge holders and those with access requirements can be dropped off on the Queen Elizabeth Hall Slip Road off Belvedere Road (the road between the Royal Festival Hall and the Hayward Gallery). Since becoming Mayor of London in 2016, he has declared a climate emergency, introduced the world s first Ultra-Low Emission Zone, and turned London into the first-ever National Park City . Then, at the age of 43, he was unexpectedly diagnosed with adult-onset asthma - brought on by the polluted London air he had been breathing for decades. Members get the first chance to book our entire programme of events, including go-down-in-history gigs, concerts with world-class orchestras, and talks from cultural icons and political giants.She was previously a senior leader of the Bank of England, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.

In 2021, almost all of Green candidate Siân Berry’s roughly 200,000 first-preference votes went to Khan, taking his lead over Conservative Shaun Bailey from 5% to 10%. He also looks at what lessons could be learned from a global mobilisation to a problem and how to lead people during this time.

Now, Sadiq draws on his experiences to identify the seven ways environmental action gets blown off course. In the book I try to explain the seven obstacles I’ve faced and how I’ve overcome them – apathy (“it doesn’t concern me”), fatalism (“there’s nothing we can do”), cynicism (“politicians are all the same”), deprioritisation (“other things more important”), hostility (opposition from a vocal minority), costs and gridlock. As ideas, these are not the most visionary, and Breathe will not score Khan points for political imagination, but the strategic lessons he imparts do mark him out as an exemplar for an age of climate breakdown and progressive governance.