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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey Environment editor

Londoners should be charged for paving gardens, says climate resilience report

Londoners should be given incentives to remove paving, says the report.
Londoners should be given incentives to remove paving, says the report. Photograph: John Graham/Alamy

Londoners who concrete over their gardens should be charged for doing so and given incentives to remove paving, a report to the mayor has recommended.

The city also needs a new reservoir, improved flood defences, and a “heat plan” to protect vulnerable residents from the increased risk of heatwaves, the report on the impact of the climate crisis has found.

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