A VISION FOR AN ULTRA-LOW

EMISSION CITY Improving air quality in London

Poppy Lyle

Senior Policy and Programme Officer (Air Quality)

May 2015

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Air quality challenge

NO2 2010 Annual Mean

Solutions

Congestion charge Low Emission Zone Buses

Taxis Cycling Electric cars

Solutions

Air Quality Neutral Retrofit programmes Construction

Local measures Mayor’s Air Quality Fund Health and comms

Huge progress by 2020 but

still won’t meet EU legal limits

NO2 2020 Annual Mean

Air Quality Manifesto

• Mayor has already put in place an ambitious package

of measures – but recognition more needs to be done

• This summer Mayor set out a roadmap to compliance

by 2020 in his Air Quality Manifesto

• Centre piece of this is the ULEZ

• ULEZ delivers two-thirds of the emissions reduction

needed but further action required at European and

national level if we’re to give Londoners the air they

deserve

Why an Ultra Low Emission

Zone?

• Central London predicted to remain an

air quality focus area beyond 2020

• Greatest amount of public exposure and

highest emissions occurs in Central

London

• Congestion Zone is established with

embedded travel behaviour and

enforcement

• An opportunity to promote and

encourage use of ultra low emission

vehicles by building on existing Ultra Low

Emission Discount

ULEZ standards

Impact of ULEZ

Zero emission capable

vehicles (buses and taxis)

TfL is working to reduce

emissions from its buses taxis

and PHVs and to increase the

number of zero emission

capable vehicles.

This will create demonstrator

fleets in London, boost

industry sales and lead the

transition towards this

technology.

Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicle Delivery Plan

Launched in Seoul, May 2009

Aim: 100,000 Electric Vehicles in

London as soon as possible

• Charging Infrastructure – 1,400 points

currently.

• Aim: no Londoner more than 1 mile from

charger

• Incentives & Information

• Vehicles

A game of two halves…

‘Clean’ Motorised Transport + Reduce Demand For It

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Education, Behaviour Change

and Awareness Campaigns

Investment in cycling

Almost £1 billion committed for cycling over 10 years to create a network of safe and enjoyable cycle paths across London

Conclusion

• London’s history shows it is possible to successfully reduce emissions -

‘fortune favours the brave’

• To further reduce emissions the Mayor has proposed an Ultra Low Emission

Zone - this is the right solution, at the right time

• Technology can play a crucial role - zero emission capable vehicles,

• But it is also important to influence behaviour through education, incentives

and disincentives