Sadiq Khan praises London Ulez with 'overwhelming' evidence of scheme's benefits

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Sir Sadiq Khan has praised the controversial Ulez scheme as new data shows that clean air policies contributed to toxic air rates dropping by around 40 per cent.Research from Imperial College London found that the estimated deaths associated with air pollution in the capital fell by 40 per cent between 2019 and 2024.Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels plummeted by 41 per cent, while fine particulate pollution (PM2.5), which can cause respiratory problems, fell 28 per cent.The significant reduction in pollution comes after London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan introduced the Ultra Low Emission Zone in central London in April 2019.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say It was expanded to inner London in 2021, before being extended to cover all of Greater London in August 2023, with nine million people now included in the scheme.Data from 2019 showed that air pollution was responsible for around 4,000 premature deaths, prompting the Mayor to introduce Ulez, which is now the world's largest clean air...

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