Questions to the Mayor of London – answered at on 17 May 2019.
Please provide me with a list of all overseas visits by the Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy. Please include details of how it was paid for and the total monetary value of each trip as well as who accompanied the Deputy Mayor.
Many of London’s environmental challenges are global in nature. Air quality in London is directly affected by air pollution from Europe and the impact of climate change on London requires action in both London, and internationally to reduce emissions to limit global temperature rises to 1.5C degrees. Important policies on air quality and climate change are also made at the European and international level. My Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy, therefore, undertakes overseas trips to lobby for European and international policy to improve the environment in London, share and learn from environmental best practice, and promote London’s leading policies in these areas to encourage other cities to adopt more ambitious policies which will have international and London-level benefits.
Please see attached Appendix A which includes a list of overseas visits made by the Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy. Please note that these were made by both train and flights, and the total monetary value includes travel and accommodation. All flights are offset using Gold Standard Voluntary Emission Reductions (VERs).