MADRID: A few weeks after saying it will curb its low emission zone , the new right-wing coalition government in the Spanish city of Valladolid is calling on people to stop using private cars due to high levels of ozone contamination.
"Combustion vehicles emit pollutants which contribute significantly to the formation of ozone in the atmosphere...It is important that the use of combustion vehicles for private transport is reduced as much as possible so as not to trigger more restrictive measures," it added. Valladolid's new coalition government of the conservative People's Party and far-right Vox, which took power following local elections in May, has said it would reduce the city's LEZ, arguing that Valladolid has low pollution levels.
With polls indicating a PP/Vox coalition government as the most likely outcome of next Sunday's national election, there are fears such reversals in several cities where they rule may signal what could be a broader shift in Spain's climate change policy.