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Don’t miss this impassioned call to action from Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, as he explains how everyone can play their part in tackling the climate emergency.
With more cities, including Bradford, launching Clean Air Zones (CAZs), it’s an issue that affects us all. In his first book, Breathe, the mayor offers a seven-step guide to winning support for tough action on climate change that draws on his own experience with adult-onset asthma, brought on by the polluted London air he had been breathing for decades.
Since becoming Mayor of London in 2016, Khan has declared a climate emergency, introduced the world’s first Ultra-Low Emission Zone, built hundreds of kilometres of new cycle lanes, led a drive for affordable insulation in council homes, and turned London into the first ever ‘National Park City’.
Now, he shares the seven ways environmental action gets blown off course before revealing how to get it back on track and help create a world where we can all breathe again.
About the Speaker
Sadiq Khan
Sadiq Khan is the Mayor of London. Born and raised in Tooting, South London, he began his career as a human rights lawyer before being elected to parliament in 2005. He was elected Mayor in 2016, and re-elected in 2021 with a record number of votes for any sitting Mayor. Sadiq still lives in Tooting, which he maintains is the best bit of the best city in the world.
About the Chair
Tracy Brabin
Tracy Brabin is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who was elected as the first Mayor of West Yorkshire, and the first ever woman Metro Mayor in England, in May 2021.
During her campaign, Tracy pledged to create 1,000 skilled jobs for young people, lead a ‘Creative New Deal’ for the region, bring buses back under public control, tackle the climate emergency and build 5,000 affordable and sustainable homes.
As Mayor, Tracy also inherits the roles and responsibilities of the former Police and Crime Commissioner. Her priorities for policing include to recruit more frontline officers and staff and to prioritise the safety of women and girls.
Prior to her election as Mayor, Tracy was the Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen from 2016 until 2021. As MP, she held appointments as Shadow Early Years Minister, Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Shadow Minister for Cultural Industries.
Moreover, Tracy is a former member of the Women and Equalities Select Committee and a former chair of the Gaps in Support All-Party Parliamentary Group, having led the campaign on behalf of the three million people excluded from Government financial support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Born in Batley, Tracy was an actor and screenwriter prior to entering politics, appearing in several British soap operas and writing for several television series. Tracy now lives in Kirklees, West Yorkshire. She has a husband and two daughters, all of whom work in the creative industries.
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