Motorhomes to be banned from major cities around the world
The leaders of four major cities, from Europe to Central America, are planning to ban all diesel vehicles by the middle of the next decade.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has also proposed an expansion to the planned Ultra-Low Emission Zone in central London but is being urged to make it city-wide. ClientEarth lawyer Alan Andrews said, "In the UK, London's mayor is considering bolder action than his predecessor, proposing an expansion to the planned Ultra-Low Emission Zone. This is welcome but we want him to go further and faster.”
The mayors of Paris, Mexico, Madrid and Athens have said that they will stop the use of all diesel powered cars, vans and trucks, which includes motorhomes, by 2025 in order to improve air quality. They will give incentives for alternative vehicle use and promote walking and cycling.
In Europe, diesel-based pollution kills around 467,000 people a year. The particulates from diesel emissions get into the lungs and causes cardiovascular disease while the nitrogen oxides form ground level ozone which causes breathing difficulties.
Diesel vehicles registered before 1997 are already banned from Paris with restrictions increasing each year until 2020. Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, said, “Our city is implementing a bold plan - we will progressively ban the most polluting vehicles from the roads. Our ambition is clear and we have started to roll it out: we want to ban diesel from our city, following the model of Tokyo, which has already done the same.”
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