Environmentalists have long insisted that our current way of
life is unsustainable and that radical change is warranted to
preserve the future of our planet. But it was not until climate
change reached ubiquity amongst the media and public alike that
policy makers sat up and took notice. Now, however, they’re
doing more than taking notice. London, one of the most
influential cities in the world, is becoming a hub for
innovation and development of environmental solutions. London,
notorious as one of the dirtiest cities in Europe, owes its
less-than-fresh air quality to traffic congestion and
overcrowding. In fact, bad air quality could be costing the
nation upwards of $13 billion via the poor health it causes.
However, the future of the city is not as bleak as it might
appear; revolution is stirring in the form of numerous
innovations targeted at remedying the capital’s grimy ills.
PM10s (especially harmful particulates produced by diesel
engines, tires, and brakes among other things) plague the
capital, but t