London’s most wealthy borough has announced that 44 of its rubbish collection vehicles will be powered by hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as part of a planet-focused trial.

Kensington and Chelsea Council has said the move to vegetable oil could cut its waste fleet’s carbon emissions by 90% ...

In the well-to-do ward of Brompton and Hans Town, which is home to multi-million-pound properties and the luxury shopping ...

Car ownership has also dropped faster in the borough than anywhere else in London, the council claims. Its data shows between 2014 and 2022, car ownership in the borough dropped by 8.5pc.