El 5 de juny de 2015, amb motiu del dia mundial del medi ambient, va tenir lloc el Simposi europeu sobre qualitat de l'aire, soroll i els seus efectes sobre la salut a les aglomeracions urbanes, un esdeveniment organitzat pel Departament de Territori i Sostenibilitat de la Generalitat de Catalunya, l'Institut de Salut Global de Barcelona (ISGlobal) i el Centre de Recerca en Epidemiologia Ambiental (CREAL), centre aliat ISGlobal.

1. A VISION FOR AN ULTRA-LOW
EMISSION CITY
Improving air quality in London
Poppy Lyle
Senior Policy and Programme Officer (Air Quality)
May 2015

4. London in 6 facts
Global competition for
jobs and growth
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Km of NO2 exceedence in 2015
By 2030, London will
have a population of
10m
That’s nearly 2m
extra people
CentralLondon
Kuwait
NewZealand
Qatar
Czech
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£20
£40
£60
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£140
GDP, £Bn

5. Air quality challenge
NO2 2010 Annual Mean

6. Solutions
Congestion charge Low Emission Zone Buses
Taxis Cycling Electric cars

7. Solutions
Air Quality Neutral Retrofit programmes Construction
Local measures Mayor’s Air Quality Fund Health and comms

8. Huge progress by 2020 but
still won’t meet EU legal limits
NO2 2020 Annual Mean

9. 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

10. 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

11. ULEZ standards

12. Impact of ULEZ

13. 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.

14. 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

15. A game of two halves…
‘Clean’ Motorised Transport + Reduce Demand For It

16. 16
Education, Behaviour Change
and Awareness Campaigns

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

18. 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