Air pollution falls after London vehicle curbs: mayor
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London: London s Mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday claimed success for his expanded pollution toll zone for motor vehicles, pointing to a drop in levels of...
London: London's Mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday claimed success for his expanded pollution toll zone for motor vehicles, pointing to a drop in levels of a harmful air pollutant since its controversial introduction.
Levels of nitrogen oxides from cars were 13 percent lower than they would have been had the widened pollution charging scheme not been introduced, according to a City Hall report.
For vans the figure was seven percent.
Khan's expanded scheme mirrored similar low-emission zones to improve air quality in more than 200 cities in 10 countries across Europe.
For both vans and cars, the reduction in nitrogen oxide levels was the equivalent to removing 200,000 cars from the road for one year, according to the report, which covers the first six months of the expansion.