The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has strengthened the London Sustainable Development Commission (LSDC) by appointing 10 new commissioners.

The new recruits will work with existing commissioners and newly appointed Chair, Dr Ashok Sinha, to help tackle issues such as a rapidly growing population, rising inequality and climate change.

The new commissioners are;

• Maria Adebowale-Schwarte – Founding Director of the Living Space Project

• Syed Ahmed – Director of Energy for London

• Sarah Chare – Director of Operations at the Environment Agency, South & East


• Anna Coote – Principal Fellow at the New Economics Foundation

• David Elliott - Chief Executive of Trees for Cities

• Samantha Heath – Chief Executive of the London Sustainability Exchange

• Julie Hirigoyen – Chief Executive of the UK Green Building Council

• Nick Mabey - Chief Executive of E3G

• Malini Mehra - Chief Executive of GLOBE International

• Dimitri Zenghelis – Principal Research Fellow at the LSE's Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

Mayor Khan said the new appointments will bring a "wealth and diversity of experience" to the advisory body.

"We've selected the very best from across London's diverse sustainability sector to join the new-look commission and help ensure that our world-class city is a sustainable one: now and in the future," he said.

"I look forward to working with them, and the new Chair Dr Ashok Sinha, to meet the challenges posed by a rapidly growing population, social inequality, climate change and the need for London to shift to a low-carbon economy."

(LM/MH)