Webinar: Mayor’s Consultation on Air Pollution
Air Pollution “From this image, it appears that only central London boroughs are challenged by air pollution. This is not the case—all of London needs to be taken into account in order to effectively decrease air pollution.” Samantha Heath, LSx
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What is the problem?
Mayor’s Proposals • Bring the implementation of the central London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) forward by one year to 2019 • Expanding the ULEZ beyond central London in 2020 • Introducing a new Emissions Surcharge from 2017 for the most polluting vehicles entering central London • Giving TfL the go-ahead to start looking at a diesel scrappage scheme as part of a wider national scheme run by the government • Keeping Londoners better informed and alerted when pollution is at its worst • Making sure TfL leads by example by cleaning up its bus fleet and buying only hybrid or zero emission double-decker buses from 2018.
Expanding the ULEZ beyond central London in 2020 Do you agree that the ULEZ implementation date should be brought forward to September 2019? Can more be done to move the ULEZ implementation forward to 2018?
The most polluting vehicles should be targeted first.
Expanding the ULEZ beyond central London in 2020 What area (e.g. CCZ, inner, LEZ) of London should be covered by a ULEZ, if at all? • •
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UELZ standards are not implemented everywhere in London. There is significant air pollution in outer London, and ULEZ boundaries need to reflect this. The Mayor proposed that the boundaries be extended to the North and South The boundaries should reach further, Circuits. Is this extensive enough? Many they need to be London-wide. boroughs in outer London with high pollution levels are still not within these boundaries. Do we need to implement more tiers to Studies across the world indicate that the ULEZ system? For example, having an there is no impact unless ULEZ is ultra-ultra low emissions zone? extensively implemented
Introducing a new Emissions Surcharge from 2017 for the most polluting vehicles entering central London Thoughts on a new Emissions Surcharge to discourage the use of older, more polluting vehicles in central London: Will low-income citizens be trapped because they cannot afford the Tcharge and cannot afford lowemission vehicles? Implementing a T-charge is not the best solution to air pollution, but we need to start with an array of options including ULEZ, T-charge, and vehicle bans. People who can afford to pay the T-charge will just pay. We should ban vehicles instead.
Introducing a new Emissions Surcharge from 2017 for the most polluting vehicles entering central London
Do you agree or disagree that the Emissions Surcharge should operate between 07:00 – 18:00, Monday to Friday?
Construction company deliveries often happen before 07:00, so the hours for the Emissions Surcharge should be extended.
Introducing a new Emissions Surcharge from 2017 for the most polluting vehicles entering central London Who gets discounts on the new Emissions Surcharge? Blue badge holders, residents, recovery vehicles, and NHS vehicles are suggested to be exempt from the new Emissions Surcharge. What will Emissions Surcharge revenue be used for? Will revenue be used to fund the scrappage scheme? These are questions we still need clear answers to. Some suggestions are using the money to improve cycling infrastructure.
Introducing a new Emissions Surcharge from 2017 for the most polluting vehicles entering central London Do you agree that the daily charge should be set at ÂŁ10 to reduce the number of polluting vehicles travelling in central London? Do you think that residents should receive a 90% discount from the Emissions Surcharge? Do you agree or disagree that vehicles with nine or more seats such as buses and coaches should also pay the Emissions Surcharge?
Discussion & Conclusions
Although emergency service vehicles should be exempt from Emissions Surcharge, they still need to be held accountable to integrate cleaner, more efficient vehicles.
Set a date for implementation of electric delivery vehicles (electric barges on the Thames).
Participants Thank you to all the participants for engaging in this Webinar on the Mayor’s Consultation on Air Pollution. Jenny Bates, Friends of the Earth Victoria Burns, Invisible Dust Paul Enock, Bromley Friends of the Earth Mark Jenkinson, Siemens Neal Landsberg, SWIG Omar Rouchdy, Mace Group Phyllis SantaMaria, London WET Emma Thompson, European Lung Foundation Tom Walsh, Sustainable Merton Audrey de Nazelle Richard Kett Jane Overington Clare Taylor