Call for Dutch-style zero emissions zone in London as toxic diesel van use hits all-time high
- 12 June 2026
Campaigners are demanding a Dutch-style zero-emissions zone for London as diesel van use soars to an all-time peak.
Campaigners are demanding a Dutch-style zero-emissions zone for London as diesel van use soars to an all-time peak.
A zero-emission freight zone (ZEZ-F) in central London would deliver healthcare savings of £50m annually and cut 285,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Just 2% of combustion vans scrapped under the London ULEZ scrappage scheme have been switched to electric vehicles so far, despite millions of pounds of funding being put aside.