London Is Now the World’s Largest Low-Emissions Zone. Was the Fight Worth It?

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The city now has fewer dirty cars and better air quality, and while the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone has sparked controversy in the UK, it’s inspired mayors around the world to consider similar plans.

, Source: Mayor of London, Inner London Ultra Low Emission Zone - One Year Report

In order to get a sense of the likely impact of the latest ULEZ expansion, it helps to look at the ways transport and pollution in the city have already changed since the previous phase was rolled out four years ago. Here’s what to expect from London’s newest clampdown on tailpipe emissions and the influence it’s having on clean air policies worldwide.

“I don’t think the expansion of ULEZ will be sufficient in the longer term,” said Frank Kelly, a professor at Imperial College London who has worked on air pollution science for 30 years. “Even though it’s had a big impact in central and inner London, the concentrations of pollutants still are too high. So other measures will need to be introduced in due course if we’re going to get down to those magic WHO guidelines.

The scheme offers £2,000 for a car driver to scrap a non-compliant vehicle, or £7,000 for a van. The scrappage grant is worth even more if drivers opt to take a voucher for public transport as part of the payment. During the previous phase of the scheme, introduced two years ago, some 15,000 cars, vans and motorcycles were scrapped.

 

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