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Sadiq Khan on track for third term as London mayor – but nearly half of Londoners dissatisfied with performance

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Giovedì, Aprile 25, 2024
Labour, Health, Ulez, Policy, Housing, News, Trust, Life, Metropolitan, ITV News, Crime, Survation, Met, YouGov, Conservatism

Polls have consistently shown that the incumbent mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, appears to be on track to win a third term in office at the upcoming mayoral elections on May 2.

Key Points: 
  • Polls have consistently shown that the incumbent mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, appears to be on track to win a third term in office at the upcoming mayoral elections on May 2.
  • One poll we commissioned as part of our Polling London series in October 2023 put Khan ahead of his Conservative rival, Susan Hall, by 50 points to 25 (a 25-point lead for Khan).

Low satisfaction ratings

  • Khan’s lead in the mayoral race is not built on high levels of satisfaction with his previous performance in the role.
  • Khan’s rather lacklustre approval ratings make his lead appear rather more shallow.
  • This could be due to Khan’s decision, which came into effect in August 2023, to expand the ultra low emissions zone (Ulez).
  • This helps to explain why Khan is doing better in the mayoral race than his satisfaction ratings might suggest.

Policing, crime and personal safety

  • A recent poll, commissioned by the Mile End Institute, where we are both based, and fielded by YouGov from February 12-19 2024, found that 52% of Londoners felt policing, crime and personal safety was one of the most important issues currently facing the city and its population.
  • Meanwhile 46% opted for the provision of affordable quality homes and 37% for healthcare provision in the capital.
  • The next most important issue, according to Londoners, was the affordability of public transport, which 25% of respondents highlighted.
  • Londoners’ concerns about policing, crime and personal safety are likely, at least in part, to be a reflection of their low levels of trust in the Metropolitan police service.


Farah Hussain was a Labour Party local councillor in the London Borough of Redbridge 2014-2022. Elizabeth Simon does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Net zero: direct costs of climate policies aren't a major barrier to public support, research reveals

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Giovedì, Agosto 3, 2023
Climate Change Committee, Ulez, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Atmosphere, Red meat, Ipsos, Public opinion, Leadership, Wildfire, Policy, Eating, Climate change, Research, Carbon, Government, IPCC, Water, Motivation, Cohesion (computer science), Coal, Renewable energy, Poultry farming

As researchers who study public attitudes towards such policies, we are quite sure these arguments from the government don’t hold water.

Key Points: 
  • As researchers who study public attitudes towards such policies, we are quite sure these arguments from the government don’t hold water.
  • First, inaction on climate change costs more than action, as established nearly two decades ago in the landmark Stern review.
  • Second, the government’s reluctance to intervene in people’s lives with climate policies does not reflect public opinion.

Behaviour changes are essential

    • While the scale of the necessary lifestyle changes is not well understood by the public, people are willing to play their part in a net zero transition.
    • Most people worldwide agree that changes to our behaviour are necessary to tackle climate change.
    • Our research also shows that the UK public is broadly on board with net zero, including measures that would involve lifestyle changes.

How to maintain public support

    • It’s true that support drops when people are asked to consider the costs of climate policies.
    • Previous research showed that even mentioning a very modest cost can make people less likely to support a policy, including climate measures.
    • On the other hand, emphasising the effectiveness or wider benefits of climate policies can increase support for them.

Win-win policies

    • Making behaviour change policies convenient and affordable requires governments to intervene with regulations and incentives.
    • Every Wednesday, The Conversation’s environment editor writes Imagine, a short email that goes a little deeper into just one climate issue.
    • Caroline Verfuerth receives funding from the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) and has previously received funding from the Welsh Government.

Trane Technologies’ Thermo King® Announces Refrigerated Trailer System with Zero Direct Carbon Emissions

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Martedì, Novembre 16, 2021
Trucking, Other Energy, Environment, Transport, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Energy, Industry, Leadership, Education, Transport, Parity, Ultra, Goal, EMEA, Trane Technologies, Refrigeration, Thermo King, Noise, Atmosphere, Antler, Ulez, Carbon, Vaccine, Temperature, NYSE, Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, STEM, Renewable energy

Thermo King , the transport refrigeration brand of global climate innovator Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), today premiered its trailer refrigeration system with zero direct carbon emissions at the Solutrans international trade show in Lyon, France.

Key Points: 
  • Thermo King , the transport refrigeration brand of global climate innovator Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), today premiered its trailer refrigeration system with zero direct carbon emissions at the Solutrans international trade show in Lyon, France.
  • With zero direct emissions and silent operation, it enables inner-city deliveries, including in Ultra-low Emission Zones (ULEZs).
  • Thermo King will showcase the AxlePower zero-direct emission trailer refrigeration unit powered by BPWs ePower system at the Solutrans international trade show , Nov. 16-20.
  • Thermo King by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator is a worldwide leader in sustainable transport temperature control solutions.