Can Fees on Polluting Cars Clean the Air? London Has New Evidence: The city’s expanded low-emissions zone, which was politically fraught, has cut emissions that contribute to health problems
The city’s expanded low-emissions zone, which was politically fraught, has cut emissions that contribute to health problems like asthma, new numbers show.
I was in London last month, the city is amazingly quiet because of all the electric cars, buses, taxis etc. I read it's like, 70% of all London City traffic is electric? It's beautiful.
I live in Greater London and I’m right past a busy street going straight in London. I see a good number of electric vehicles but it’s nowhere near 70%. Do you remember where you read that? I’m curious to check the rate of progress. (I would love for my street to be quieter)
So they’re not measuring an actual effect, they’re measuring an output. They could have measured the emissions now compared to last year and see if they’re markably different.
Most of these green policies aren’t really effective but make people feel like something is being done, so that we don’t push too much for real changes.