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Discouraging the oldest, polluting cars on the city streets WILL Help reduce air pollution – this has now been proven by Ulz, London.
London introduced the blocking again in 2003, similar to what tried in New York looking for a fee for each car. This was followed in 2019 by an ultra -low Emission (ULZ) area, which only loads £ 12.50 for non -dont meet drivers who do not meet emission standards when within the coverage area; Transport for London earlier estimated that 90% of vehicles would not need to pay.
Mayor Sadiq Khan expanded to cover the foreign municipalities of the British capital in 2023. This aroused a serious reaction: local authorities were indicted to stop enlargement, Keir Starmer blamed the losses of local elections in controversy, and Tabloids ran Surveys finding 94% by people were against plans, which were called “A dark day for drivers”.
Boris Johnson, former prime minister and former London chairman, collided The expansion of Ulaz as “bone -led” and “so wrong and unnecessary” – despite the fact that he initiated Ulaz during his term as chairman.
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Ulaz the right movement for fresh air
A report In the capacity of London’s air it has discovered that Khan was eligible to climb it – not only that the London air is much cleaner than it was before the expansion of Ulaz, but the air quality is improving faster than elsewhere in England.
“The decision to expand Ulaz was not something I got easily, but this report shows that it was right for the health of all Londonians,” Khan said in a statement. “It has been important to protect the health of the Londonians, to support the growth of children’s lungs and to reduce the risk of people who develop asthma, lung cancer and a number of other health issues related to air pollution.”
Across capital: Nitrogen dioxide levels (NO2), which exacerbates asthma and can increase the risks of lung cancer, decreased by 27%; Particle emissions (PM 2.5) of vehicle exhausts have decreased by 31% in foreign London versus no ulaz forecasts; And nitrogen dioxide levels decreased to 99% of monitoring sites for 2019, with 80% showing significant decreases.
Ulaz speeds the way to the fresh air
The £ 12.50 fee has led to £ 100,000 less non -compliant London between June 2023 and September 2024, a decrease of 58%.
The report showed that in 2024, when the report’s measurements were received, nitrogen dioxide levels were 54% lower in Central London than they would have been without Ulaz expansions and the lower 24% in foreign London.
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The report noted that some of London’s most deprived communities live near its most loaded roads, but said it had had an 80% reduction in people exposed to illegal levels of pollution.
Khan added: “When I first woke up, the rehearsals showed that it would take 193 years to bring London air pollution within legal limits if current efforts continued. However, because of our transformative policies, we are now close to its achievement this year.”
In 2018, London reached the law The limit for air pollution For the whole year less than a month in – which was actually an improvement in previous years, where this was violated in just six days.