Sadiq Khan is the Mayor of London. Born and raised in Tooting, South London, he was elected Mayor in 2016, and re-elected in 2021 with a record number of votes for any sitting Mayor. He became became passionate about air pollution and climate change after developing asthma while training for the 2014 London Marathon. Since then, he has been on a mission to make London greener and today, London is recognised around the world for its pioneering climate policies. He still lives in Tooting, which he maintains is the best bit of the best city in the world.
A warm, optimistic, urgent call for change -- Sathnam Sanghera, author of Empireland A true climate leader . . . Sadiq recognises that the struggles for social justice and climate justice cannot be separated but go hand-in-hand -- Ed Miliband If you want to build a greener world, you need to win people round to green politics. This remarkable book offers a transformative insight into how -- Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris Since his election, Mayor Sadiq Khan has shown the world that transformative green politics is possible -- Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada Cities are where we will lose or win the climate change battle. This book offers a compelling torch of light on the path forward -- Christiana Figueres, former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change