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"The number of clean air zones across Europe has risen 40% since 2019, forcing
older and more polluting vehicles off the road, according to new research based
on EU data.
Low-emission zones (LEZs) have now been introduced in 320 European city
regions, and that figure is expected to rise by more than half again, to 507,
by 2025.
All of Europe’s top 10 most popular tourist cities now restrict petrol and
diesel clunkers, with stricter rules expected in existing LEZs including
London, Paris, Brussels and Berlin within three years.
Oliver Lord, the UK head of the Clean Cities Campaign, which carried out the
research, said the new analysis showed that cities embracing LEZs such as
Bristol, Birmingham and London were on the right side of history.
“Clean air zones are one of the most effective ways to tackle toxic air in our
cities,” he said. “We should applaud city leaders who are taking tough
decisions to deliver clean air zones so that we can transform the air we
breathe and phase out polluting cars.”
Air pollution is a “public health emergency” responsible for more than 300,000
premature deaths a year in the EU, according to the World Health Organization.
Dirty air is thought to cut global life expectancy by an average of almost two
years, making it the single greatest environmental threat to human health.
But clean air zones have proved to be an effective countermeasure. In Madrid, a
32% fall in NO2 concentrations was observed after an LEZ was introduced in
2018."
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