REA's Dr Nina Skorupska and BNEF's Michael Liebreich appointed to board as TfL aims to deliver on Mayor's clean energy plans
London Mayor Sadiq Khan yesterday announced major changes to the board of Transport for London (TfL), appointing a more diverse team that included experts with detailed experience of renewable energy and clean technologies.
Michael Liebreich, founder of Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), is to continue in his position as a board member for at least two more years, becoming one of only two board members, alongside Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, to stay in their role under the new mayor.
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Meanwhile, Dr Nina Skorupska, chief executive of the Renewable Energy Association (REA), is one of 10 new appointments to a board that Khan said was now slimmed down and more representative of the capital's diversity.
"I promised to reshape TfL's Board and make it reflect London's diversity, and that's exactly what I've done," he said. "I'm delighted to be able to announce a Board that brings together a huge range of talent, experiences and backgrounds, while being more efficient. There are still not enough women in senior positions across London, and I'm proud that we have brought gender parity to the TfL board and increased BAME and disability representation."
Skorupska said she was "deeply excited" by the appointment. "I have spent the past three years immersed in the changing world of energy, where the transition to a low-carbon, accessible, and affordable energy system is in full swing," she said. "To have a seat at such a diverse, intelligent, and accomplished table is a humbling thing, and I hope my knowledge and experience will be of value in these turbulent times of change and opportunity."
Skorupska and Liebreich's expertise in clean energy and technology is likely to be drawn on heavily in the coming years as TfL looks to deliver on Khan's ambitious plans to crack down on air pollution, encourage electric vehicles, source clean power for the Tube network, and harness waste heat from the Underground for wider use in neighbouring buildings.
In related news, new research by a team at King's College London suggests air pollution from London's roads is showing some signs of improvement as clean air policies begin to take effect.
The study looked at trends in air pollution over a 10-year period spanning 2005 to 2014, using data collected from 65 roads. It found a mixed picture across the capital, with some roads showing significant improvements and others recording little change.
Overall there was around an average decrease of five per cent per year in NO2 pollution, but around three-quarters of roads still exceeded the NO2 EU Limit Value in 2015.
"It is great that evidence shows that policies are starting to have an impact, but we need to expand on these to reduce the health burden from breathing polluted air," said Dr Gary Fuller, one of the report authors.
"Achieving the EU Limit Value for nitrogen dioxide by 2030 is likely to remain a challenge for many major roads in London. Tighter management of HGVs is needed to ensure that the greater number of vehicles on the road do not offset the benefits from pollution abatement. Non-exhaust traffic emissions appear to becoming more important sources of particulate matter and new policies may be needed to tackle them."
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