November 21, 2024

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Report: London Ultra Low Emissions Zone Succeeded in Curbing Harmful Air Pollution

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A signpost marking London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone. Richard Baker / In Pictures / Getty Images

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In 2019, London Mayor Sadiq Khan established the world’s first 24-hour Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in central London to protect the city’s residents from deadly air pollution. The ULEZ imposed £12.50 fines on vehicles whose emissions exceeded certain standards. Two years later, Khan expanded the zone to include inner London within the boundaries of the North and South Circular roads.

Now, a new peer-reviewed report from the mayor’s office finds the policy has paid off months before Khan plans to expand it once again. 

“As a former lawyer, I just love looking at the evidence.The evidence today is game, set and match unequivocal,” Khan told the Evening Standard of the report. “The Ulez is the most effective policy to clean up the air in our city there has ever been.”