A brief overview of the Low Emission Strategy in London.

1. Low Emission Strategy in London STEP Conference 2014
Jo Boyd-Wallis, Principal Strategy Planner, Surface Strategy & Planning
Transport for London
18 November 2014

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Topics for today
•Low Emission Policy in London overview
•London’s Low Emission Zone
•The proposed Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Policy context
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Climate Change Mitigation and Energy Strategy (CCMES)
Mayor’s Air Quality Strategy
(MAQS)
Mayor’s Transport Strategy
London Plan (The Mayor’s Spatial Strategy)
UK
Europe
Transport Emissions Roadmap (TERM)
Measures in TERM
e.g. Ultra Low Emission Zone

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Key projects and initiatives: vehicle emissions
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Reducing emissions from public transport
Emission and access control schemes
Cleaner taxis
Minimising emissions from vehicles in London’s public fleets
Promoting low emission vehicles
Sustainable freight

5. •Operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year, across all Greater London
•Diesel vehicles need to meet specified emissions standards or pay a substantial daily charge

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Current standards (from Jan 2012)
•Based on Euro standards for particulate matter (PM)
Lorries and specialist vehicles (over 3.5 tonnes) and buses and coaches (over 5 tonnes)
•Must meet Euro IV for PM
•Won’t meet standards if vehicle is registered as new before 1 October 2006
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Large vans (1.205 tonnes unladen to 3.5 gross vehicle weight) and minibuses (up to 5 tonnes)
•Must meet Euro 3 for PM
•Won’t meet standards if vehicle is registered as new before 1 January 2002

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Meeting the standards
•Options available to operators include:
Fitting and certifying an approved filter
Buying a new or compliant second-hand vehicle
Reorganising fleet so only compliant vehicles travel in zone
... or paying the daily charge (online, by phone or post)
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Vehicle type
Daily charge
Penalty charge
Lorries, buses, coaches
£200
£1,000 per day
(or £500 if paid within 14 days)
Large vans and minibuses
£100
£500 per day
(or £250 if paid within 14 days)

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LEZ Compliance
•High charge designed to act as a strong deterrent as TfL would prefer vehicle operators to meet the standards rather than pay a daily charge or risk a fine
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HGVs, buses & coaches: 96%
Vans and minibuses:
99%
Now meet EU limit values for PM

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Proposed Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)
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•Congestion charging zone
•24/7
•All vehicle types

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•Investment in the TfL bus fleet so that all double deck buses operating in central London will be hybrid and all single deck buses will be zero emission (at tailpipe) by 2020.
•All taxis and new private hire vehicles presented for licensing from 2018 would need to be zero emission capable
•Age limit for all non zero emission capable taxis reduced from 15 to 10 years from 2020
Vehicle type
Proposed emission standards
Charge if not compliant
Motorcycle, moped etc.
Euro 3
£12.50
Car and small van
Euro 4 (petrol)
Euro 6 (diesel)
£12.50
Large van and minibus
Euro 4 (petrol)
Euro 6 (diesel)
£12.50
HGV
Euro VI
£100
Bus/coach
Euro VI
£100
Proposed ULEZ standards

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Proposed ULEZ timeline
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www.tfl.gov.uk/ultra-low-emission- zone

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Summary
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•Wide range of projects and initiatives to tackle emissions: supporting uptake of EVs, reducing freight emissions, bus technology projects etc.
•LEZ introduced in 2008 and tightened in 2012 – has successfully reduced PM across Greater London and we now meet PM limit values
•NO2 still a big challenge  ULEZ proposed to address central London hotspots
•Wider action still required to address NO2 exceedance elsewhere and also CO2 (Transport Emissions Road Map)
•Waiting for announcement of OLEV funding e.g. rapid charging

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Thanks for listening
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Any questions? JoBoydWallis@tfl.gov.uk