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
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• 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)
