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Mayor :Ul t r aLow Emi ssi onZone t oexpandupt oNor t h& Sout h Ci r cul ar •Sadi qc onf i r msex pans i onofULEZupt oNor t hand Sout hc i r c ul arr oadsf r om 25Oc t ober2021 •St r i c temi s s i ons t andar dswi l l al s oappl yt obus es , c oac hesandl or r i esac r os st hewhol eofLondonf r om 26 Oc t ober2020 •Bot hs c hemeswi l l l eadt oemi s s i onr educ t i onsac r os s Londonandmor et han100, 000r es i dent snol ongerl i v i ng i nar easex c eedi ngl egal ai rqual i t yl i mi t si n2021 •ULEZt obegi ni nc ent r al Londonf r om 8t hApr i l 2019 •May orl aunc hesmaj ornews t udyi nt ot ox i cengi ne emi s s i onsandc hi l dr en’ sl ungf unc t i on TheMay orofLondon,Sadi qKhan,t odayc onf i r medt hat t hec api t al ’ sUl t r aLowEmi s s i onZone( ULEZ)wi l l be ex pandedupt ot heNor t handSout hCi r c ul arboundar yi n 2021.

ThenewULEZwi l l c ov eranar ea18t i mesl ar gert hant he Cent r al LondonUl t r aLowEmi s s i onZoneandwi l l af f ec t l ar genumber sofpol l ut i ngv ehi c l est hatdon’ tc ompl ywi t h s t r i c temi s s i ons t andar ds .I ti ses t i mat edt hat100, 000 c ar s ,35, 000v ansand3, 000l or r i esmi ghtbeaf f ec t edby t heex pandedz oneandt i ght ers t andar dsev er yday .

Thes ebol dmeas ur eswi l l del i v eramaj ori mpr ov ementt o Londoner sheal t hbyr educ i ngt het ox i cai rqual i t yt hati s c ur r ent l yr es pons i bl ef ort hous andsofpr emat ur edeat hs andot hers er i ousc ondi t i ons .Res ear c hdemons t r at es t hes eef f ec t sdi s pr opor t i onat el yi mpac tt hepoor es t Londoner s .

Rec ents t udi esbyt heUni v er s i t yofOx f or dhav es hown t heheal t hdamagef r om c ar sandv ansc os t s£6bi l l i on annual l yt ot heNHSands oc i et y ,wi t ht hebi l l f r om London v ehi c l est ot al l i ng£650mi l l i onay ear .

Ex pandi ngt heULEZbey ondc ent r al Londonands t r i c t s t andar dsf orheav yv ehi c l esac r os sLondonwi l l r es ul ti n mor et han100, 000Londoner snol ongerl i v i ngi nar eas ex c eedi ngl egal ai rqual i t yl i mi t si n2021,ar educ t i onof near l y80perc entc ompar edt owi t houtex pans i on.Al l ar easofLondonar eex pec t edt os eer educ t i onsi n pol l ut i on,i nc l udi ngont heNor t handSout hCi r c ul arRoads andonl y4perc entofr oadsi nOut erLondonar eex pec t ed t oex c eedl egal l i mi t si n2021.

Theex pandedz onewi l l bemanagedi nt hes amewayas t hec ent r al LondonULEZ,whi c hi sbei ngdel i v er edi nApr i l 2019,17mont hsear l i ert hanpl annedandwi l l oper at eon t opoft hec onges t i onc har ge,24hour saday ,s ev enday sa week ,365day say ear .

Dr i v er swi t hi nt heex pandedz oneus i ngnonc ompl i ant v ehi c l eswi l l payadai l yULEZc har geof£12.

50,24hour sa day ,365day say ear .Thes ei nc l ude: •mot or bi k est hatdonotmeetEur o3s t andar ds •pet r ol c ar sandv anst hatdonotmeetEur o4s t andar ds ( r oughl yt heequi v al entt onotbei ngmor et hanf i f t eeny ear s ol df orc ar si n2021) •di es el c ar sandv anst hatdonotmeetEur o6s t andar ds ( r oughl yt heequi v al entt onotbei ngmor et hans i xy ear sol d f orc ar si n2021) Ac r os sLondondi es el bus es ,c oac hesandl or r i eswi l l need t omeett heEur o6s t andar d.

Fol l owi nganex t ens i v ec ons ul t at i on,t heMay orwi l l al s o t i ght ent hes t andar dsf ort hemos tpol l ut i ngheav yv ehi c l es i nc l udi ngbus es ,c oac hesandl or r i esac r os st hewhol eof Londonf r om Oc t ober2020,us i ngt hes ameboundar yast he ex i s t i ngLowEmi s s i onZone.

TheMay orofLondon,Sadi qKhan,s ai d:“ T ac k l i ngLondon’ s l et hal ai rands af eguar di ngt heheal t hofLondoner sr equi r es bol dac t i on.Ai rpol l ut i oni sanat i onal heal t hc r i s i sandI r ef us et os t andbac kast hous andsofLondoner sbr eat hei n ai rs of i l t hyt hati ts hor t ensourl i f eex pec t anc y ,har msour l ungsandwor s ensc hr oni ci l l nes s . “ Ipr omi s edhar dhi t t i ngmeas ur est ot ac k l eours hamef ul ai r pol l ut i onandt odayCi t yHal l i sc onf i r mi ngt henex ts t ageof ourpl anst oex pandt heUl t r aLowEmi s s i onZoneupt ot he nor t hands out hc i r c ul arr oads . “ We’ r edoi ngev er y t hi ngi nourpowert ot ac k l et hi si s s ueand ar es t ar t i ngt os eei mpr ov ement si nai rqual i t ywi t ht he wi der angi ngac t i onwe’ v et ak enal r eadyont ac k l i ngt he mos tpol l ut i ngc ar s ,andc l eani ngupourbusandt ax i f l eet .

Anex pandedUl t r aLowEmi s s i onZone,i nc onj unc t i onwi t h t heCent r al LondonULEZ,wi l l r eal l yhel pt r ans f or mt heai r t hatmi l l i onsofLondoner sbr eat he.

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“ Somemot or i s t swi l l needhel ps wi t c hi ngt ogr eener t r ans por topt i ons ,whi c hi swhyCi t yHal l ar eur gi ng Mi ni s t er st odel i v eradi es el s c r appages c hemet ogett he di r t i es tc ar sof fourr oadsandof f erdr i v er saf ai rdeal , es pec i al l yt hemanydi es el dr i v er swhobr oughtv ehi c l es t hi nk i ngt heywer emor eenv i r onment al l yf r i endl yaf t er Gov er nmentadv i c e. ” TheDeput yMay orofEnv i r onment&Ener gy ,Shi r l ey Rodr i gues ,s ai d:“ T oday ’ sannounc ementi sapi v ot al momentf orev er yLondonerwhos t r uggl est obr eat he c l eanai r .Theheal t hi mpac tf r om ourf i l t hyai ri ss hoc k i ng, es pec i al l yony oungc hi l dr en,andIl ookf or war dt os eei ng t her es ul t soft hemaj ornewmedi c al s t udyl ook i ngatt he i mpac t sofULEZandc ut t i ngt ox i cemi s s i onsonc hi l dr en’ s l ungdev el opment .Ourc hangesar eal r eadys t ar t i ngt o i mpr ov et heai rac r os sourc i t y .I n2021,t hi swi l l c utt he numberofs c hool si nar easwi t hi l l egal l ev el sofai r pol l ut i onbymor et hant wot hi r ds . “ Thepubl i cc ons ul t at i ononex pandi ngt heULEZs t andar ds wast hel ar ges tev err ec or dedbyTf Lands howeds t aunc h s uppor tf ort heMay or ’ spr opos al s ,wi t h56perc ent s uppor t i ngors t r ongl ys uppor t i ngt heex pans i onoft he ULEZboundar yf r om c ent r al Londonand74perc ent bac k i ngt henewLondonwi deemi s s i onss t andar dsf or heav yv ehi c l es .

TheMay orl i s t enedc ar ef ul l yt of eedbac kt hr ought he c ons ul t at i onandhasdec i dedt ogi v edi s abl edt axc l as s v ehi c l esands pec i al l yadapt edpr i v at ehi r ev ehi c l esunt i l Oc t ober2025t or epl ac et hei rv ehi c l es .Thi sgi v est hes e v ehi c l esanex t r a6.

5y ear sf r om t hes t ar toft hec ent r al LondonULEZor4y ear sf r om t hes t ar toft heex panded ULEZt oc ompl y .Si mi l ar l y ,c har i t i eshav ebeengi v ena l ongerper i odoft i met or epl ac eex i s t i ngmi ni bus es .They wi l l hav eat woy ears uns etunt i l Oc t ober2023.

Sadi qhasal r eadys t r engt henedt heULEZs t andar dst o i nc l udeapar t i c ul at emat t ers t andar daf t err ec entheal t h dat ar ev eal edt hatev er ypar tofLondonex c eeds r ec ommendedWor l dHeal t hOr gani s at i onai rqual i t y gui del i nesf orPM2.

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Li l l i Mat s on,Tf L’ sDi r ec t orofTr ans por tSt r at egy ,s ai d: “ London’ st ox i cai ri sapubl i cheal t hc r i s i s ,andex pandi ng t heUl t r aLowEmi s s i onZonei sac r uc i al meas ur e.We es t i mat et hatex pandi ngt heULEZwi l l r educ er oad t r ans por tNOxemi s s i onsbyaf ur t her28perc entac r os s London,s ot hi sex pans i oni sahuges t ept owar ds pr ot ec t i ngt heheal t hofal l Londoner s . ”

TheMay ori swor k i ngwi t hTf Lt oens ur eLondon’ spubl i c t r ans por tl eadt hewayi nl owemi s s i ons .Tf Li snol onger pr oc ur i ngdoubl edec kpur edi es el bus esandi ns t eadonl y pr oc ur i nghy br i d,el ec t r i corhy dr ogenbus es ,wi t hal l bus es meet i ngt henews t andar dsac r os sLondonby2020.Tf Lwi l l onl yal l ownewt ax i si nLondont hatar ez er oemi s s i on c apabl eandnewl ymanuf ac t ur edpr i v at ehi r ev ehi c l eswi l l needt of ol l ows ui tf r om 2020.

T odayt heMay oral s oannounc edhei ss uppor t i ngamaj or news t udyi nt ot heheal t hbenef i t sofr educ i ngt ox i cai r pol l ut i ononmor et han3, 000pr i mar ys c hool c hi l dr eni n pol l ut edar easofLondonandLut on.Res ear c hhasf ound t hats omec hi l dr eni nLondonar ebr eat hi ngi nai rs o damagi ngi ti saf f ec t i ngt hedev el opmentoft hei rl ungs .

Thes t udywi l l t es thowpol i c i esl i k et heUl t r aLowEmi s s i on Zonec ani mpr ov et hegr owt hofc hi l dr en’ sl ungsandr educ e c hes ts y mpt oms ,c ompar i ngLondonc hi l dr enwhos es c hool s ar epl ac edwi t hi nt heULEZz onewi t hc hi l dr eni nLut on whos es c hool sar ei nt r af f i c r es t r i c t edz ones .

Al l t hec hi l dr enwi l l hav et hei rl ungheal t hmoni t or edov era f our y earper i odi nt hes t udyl edbyQueenMar yUni v er s i t yof London.Res ear c her sf r om t heCHI LLs t udy( Chi l dr en’ s Heal t hi nLondon&Lut on) ,f undedbyt heNat i onal I ns t i t ut e f orHeal t hRes ear c h,ar ec ur r ent l yr ec r ui t i ngs c hool st ot ak e par ti nt hi snewi ni t i at i v e.

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Ri c har dSt obar t ,CEO ofc har . gy ,s ai d:“ Wear ev er yex c i t edt o s uppor tLondonCounc i l si nget t i ngc har gepoi nt sont ot he s t r eet sofLondon,mak i ngi tpos s i bl ef orany onet oownan el ec t r i cv ehi c l e–par t i c ul ar l yt hos ei nt hec api t al wi t hout of f s t r eetpar k i ng.Wes eet hi sasabi gs t epi nr educ i ngv ehi c l e emi s s i onsac r os sLondon,av er yi mpor t ants t epi nt he gov er nment ’ s‘ Roadt oZer o’ s t r at egy ,andi ti sgr eatt obe s uppor t i ngLondon’ sbor oughc ounc i l si nmeet i ngt hi sdemand. "

Thec har . gys mar tc har gi nguni t st api nt ot heex i s t i ng s t r eet l i ght i ngnet wor kbyf i t t i ngdi r ec t l yont ol amppos t s ,of f er i ng aneas y t oi ns t al l opt i onf orLondonbor oughst hati sf armor e c os t ef f ec t i v et handi ggi ngups t r eet st oi ns t al l newi nf r as t r uc t ur e orr epl ac eex i s t i ngl amppos t s .Unl i k emos tEVc har gi ngs ol ut i ons , c har . gydoesnotr equi r eus er st ohav eas mar t c ar dors pec i al c abl et oc har ge.Us er ss i mpl ypl ugas t andar d( Ty pe2)c har gi ng c abl ei nt ot hec har . gyuni t ,t henus et hei rmobi l ewebbr ows ert o ac c es s ,c ommenc eandmanaget hec har gi ngs er v i c es . c har . gyuni t sf i tal mos tanyl amppos tandpr ov i deupt o7.

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Comment i ngont heGULCSf r amewor k ,BenPl owden,Tf L’ s Di r ec t orofSt r at egyandNet wor kDev el opments ai d:“ The f r amewor kwe’ v ec r eat edf ors uppl i er swi l l mak ei teas i erf or bor oughst oi mpr ov eLondoner s ’ ac c es st oel ec t r i cc har gi ng poi nt s .Thi swi l l mak eLondon' st r ans por tgr eenerandi mpr ov ei t s ai rqual i t y .Thes ebor oughsar eatt hef or ef r ontofel ec t r i f y i ng London,andi ti sbywor k i ngt oget hert hatwec anc l eanupt he c api t al ’ st ox i cai r . ” Cl l rJ ul i anBel l ,LondonCounc i l s ’ Chai rofTr ans por tand Env i r onmentCommi t t ee,added:“ Weeac hr ec ogni s et he i mpor t anc eofi mpr ov i ngai rqual i t yf orLondoner sandLondon Counc i l sar el eadi ngt hewayi nr ol l i ngoutel ec t r i cv ehi c l e i nf r as t r uc t ur eac r os sLondonbyt ak i ngi nnov at i v enewt ec hnol ogy , s uc hasus i ngt hepowerf r om l i ght i ngc ol umnst oc har gev ehi c l es , ands c al i ngi tupt opr ov i des af ec har gi ngs ol ut i onsmor e ac c es s i bl ef orLondoner s . “ Thi si sanex c i t i ngs t epi npr ov i di ngLondonbor oughswi t ht he meanst opur c has eandi ns t al l el ec t r i cv ehi c l ec har gepoi nt s .

T oget her ,LondonCounc i l swi l l c ont i nuet owor kwi t hpar t ner st o i mpr ov eourai rqual i t yandhel pc l eanupLondon’ sai r . ”

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“ c har . gyi st hef i r s tUKpubl i cl amppos tc har gepoi ntpr ov i dert o s uppor tadhocel ec t r i cv ehi c l ec har gi ngus i ngpowerf r om ex i s t i ngl amppos t s , ”hec ont i nues .“ Oureas y t oi ns t al l c har gi ng uni t spr ov i deac os t ef f ec t i v eEVc har gi ngi nf r as t r uc t ur ef or c ounc i l sus i ng700, 000l amppos t sac r os st hec api t al .Aswel l as bei ngf i nanc i al l yadv ant ageoust ot hec ounc i l s ,ourc har gi ng s er v i c ei sal s or eas onabl ypr i c edf ort hei rr es i dent s . ” c har . gyof f er sc ounc i l sac c es st oadedi c at edpor t al ,al l owi ng t hem t ohav ef ul l v i s i bi l i t yofl amppos tc har gi ngdev i c es ,andt o r emot el ymoni t ort heuni t st oens ur et hats er v i c el ev el agr eement sar emet .Thr ought hi spor t al ,c ounc i l sc anal s o upgr adet hec har gepoi nt sr emot el yt oguar ant eet hatt heyof f er t hel at es tbenef i t sf orEVdr i v er s .

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Af t erasummerspentf eedi ngonot hersmal li nsect s,mal espi der s emer geast heweat hert akesat ur n.Theybecomesexual l ymat ur eand gol ooki ngf oramat et or epr oducewi t handt hi sof t enl eadst hem i nsi de t owar merandcosi erenvi r onment s,l i keyourhouse.Thi scanbepar t i cul ar l yst r essf ulf orar achnophobes,havi ngt odealwi t hsomet hi ngt hey dr eadi nt hei rownhome,apl acet hatpr evi ousl ymayhavebeenconsi der edasaf ehavenf r om spi der s.

“ Manywi t haf earofspi der s bel i evet hatt hi si saper manent f eel i ngt hey’ vehadal lt hei rl i f e.

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Butt her ei shope,asAdam expl ai nst hatyoudon’ tneedt ohavet hi sf ear i fyoudon’ twanti t .

“ Sept emberi st hebr eedi ngseasonf ormanyvar i et i esofspi der snat i vet o t heUK.Thi smeanst hatmanyspi der sar emovi ngar oundmor el ooki ng f ormat esandaf t ert hespi dereggshat cht her ear emi l l i onsofbabyspi der sexpl or i ngt hei renvi r onmentf ort hef i r stt i me. ”

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