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A new London-wide advertising campaign has launched today [22 February] encouraging drivers to turn off their engines when parked to cut air pollution.
Led by the City of London Corporation and Camden Council, and funded by the Mayor of London, the ‘Engine Off, Every Stop’ campaign features posters and billboards on roadside sites and petrol stations across the capital.
Drivers are also being reached with radio adverts, videos and social media, in a bid to change behaviour.
The four-week project highlights air pollution as an “invisible killer” and a dangerous daily reality for many Londoners.
During the current national lockdown, any journeys by motor vehicle are strongly discouraged, unless they are essential for work, business or other valid reasons such as shopping for essentials.
Shortlist announced for London’s top environmental awards What is city talk?
The scheme, now in its 26
th year, rewards businesses leading the way in improving their environmental performance – be it by reducing plastic use, taking action to cut carbon emissions or by boosting recycling.
Companies of all sizes and sectors across the Square Mile have been selected, with firms cutting out single-use plastics and improving London’s air quality dominating the list.
The shortlisted applicants are:
1 Angel Court
Bank of England
Broadgate
There is also a chance to win the Chairman’s Cup, which looks at organisations’ environmental and sustainability performance, and behaviour change during the COVID-19 outbreak.
City Corporation clamps down on illegal street traders, gamblers and pickpockets
The City of London Corporation will crack down further on illegal street traders, gamblers and pickpockets operating on five London bridges.
The operation will receive a £268k boost from City Corporation central funds. It will be carried out in collaboration with the City of London Police and borough councils.
The operation builds on a pilot that has been running across Tower Bridge, Southwark Bridge, Millennium Bridge, London Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge.
In this period, licensing officers seized 24 carts – from illegal peanut, hotdog and ice cream vendors – and issued 365 warnings, resulting in 18 prosecutions.