“We know this is going to work. It’s worked elsewhere.”
He said pollution is a social justice issue and Glasgow is doing what has worked in other cities, and is now doing something it should have done many years ago to tackle the city’s poor record on clean air., die as a result of the implications of air pollution.The first phase targeted buses, he said, as they were the main cause of pollution in the worst city centre hotspots.
“We were supposed to, as a city, meet these standards two decades ago in terms of the statutory levels.The councillor said that there may be a “misconception” that people need a new car or electric vehicle to enter the zone, adding cars aged up to 16 years for petrol and eight years old for diesel are likely to meet the standards.While it may be viewed as a transport issue, he said the motivation is health.
“This is absolutely a social justice issue because people in the city who are experiencing these inequalities, from more deprived areas, are the ones who are disproportionately bearing the brunt of this air pollution.”Councillor Millar said there are around 500 LEZs in cities across Europe.
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