London last summer was the trailer for a climate disaster movie. Here’s how to stop that coming true | Sadiq Khan and Chris Skidmore

Cross-party cooperation is the key to facing down the doubters and delayers

• Sadiq Khan is the Labour mayor of London
• Chris Skidmore is the Conservative MP for Kingswood

There is no greater challenge facing our capital, our country and our world than the climate crisis. The only way we can keep the hope of limiting global heating to 1.5C is if we commit to further and faster action as cities and countries.

That’s why we must work together wherever possible – across the political divide – to help achieve net zero by cleaning up our rivers and air, insulating our homes, unlocking a revolution in renewable power and ending our toxic reliance on polluting vehicles.

Sadiq Khan is the Labour mayor of London and Chris Skidmore is the Conservative MP for Kingswood

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