Another high pollution alert in London should be a wake-up call. The Mayor needs to show the same ambition that delivered ULEZ by introducing a zero emission zone for freight, learning from the success of the Netherlands zagdaily.com/urban/london...

London urged to install zero-emission freight zone after fourth pollution alert

London has been urged to install a zero-emission freight zone after the UK capital issued its fourth high air pollution alert of 2026.

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Another high pollution alert in London should be a wake-up call. The Mayor needs to show the same ambition that delivered ULEZ by introducing a zero emission zone for freight, learning from the success of the Netherlands zagdaily.com/urban/london...

London urged to install zero-emission freight zone after fourth pollution alert

London has been urged to install a zero-emission freight zone after the UK capital issued its fourth high air pollution alert of 2026.

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The raw entitlement... #Carspreading

A rainy day, but amazing to see Oxford Street opening up! Brilliant watching people realise they could step off the pavement and enjoy the full space. How long until we’re asking “Wasn’t it always like this?” More streets like this please: greener, healthier and more welcoming.

London has been leading the way in cleaning up our PHV fleet, but going fully electric has to be the goal. So it's good to see TfL proposing this crucial next step which will lead to a fully electric private hire fleet. Wish we had such clarity for vans!

London minicabs could be electric by 2030 under new TfL plans

TfL says switching all private-hire vehicles to electric is "vital" in creating a "healthier city".

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The ZEV mandate isn't just climate policy, it's health policy too. Weakening it keeps petrol and diesel vehicles on our roads for longer. More dirty air, more ill health, more pressure on the NHS. Cleaner vehicles and healthier communities need clear policy, not instability!

𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧. New data released today by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs shows that London has failed to meet legal limits for nitrogen dioxide. The job of clearing up our air clearly isn’t done!

Our good freinds at T&E UK (@transenvuk.bsky.social) are looking for a new Director! A great opportunity for someone to be a leading voice on the UK’s clean transport agenda, helping drive the shift to zero-emission transport. Deadline: 31st October jobs.transportenvironment.org/o/uk-directo...

Transport & Environment - UK Director

🫵 Role: UK Director📍 Location: London (Farringdon)📅 Deadline for applications: 31/10/2026, at midnightUK DirectorJob descriptionEurope's leading clean transport think tank and campaign group, T&E,

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Cargo bike use in London is booming - up 126% since 2022. This week I joined 50 businesses - from Royal Mail to delivery firms, waste companies & tradespeople - to celebrate & raise awareness of this clean, green & economical alternative to diesel vans. #CargoBikeCruiseLDN

On the same day diesel hit £2 a litre for the first time, we took 50+ cargo bikes onto the streets of London for the seventh Cargo Bike Cruise. While diesel vans are getting more expensive to run, cargo bikes are becoming a practical and cheaper option for more and more businesses.

I've made a Starter Pack of people and organisations pushing for sustainable transport in London - who have I missed!? go.bsky.app/R2Scca8

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London has too many diesel vans on our streets. 100,761 diesel vans were registered by businesses at the end of 2025, compared with just 5,582 electric vans. I’ve written for @lcefuk.bsky.social about how a zero-emission freight zone could help turn this around, building on the Dutch success.

Diesel vans are now the single largest transport source of NOx pollution in central London - with 18 diesel vans for every 1 electric van on the road. @zakbond.bsky.social from @cleancitiescampaign.org argues it’s time for a Zero Emission Zone for Freight. Link: buff.ly/MUcxG6k

The greening of urban logistics in the Netherlands is accelerating! 🚚 The Netherlands started 2025 with 14 municipal zero-emission zones (ZEZ). Since then, that number has grown to 20 - and the momentum isn’t slowing down 📈

“The switch to EVs is the single biggest contributor to cutting UK carbon pollution in the next decade, according to the government’s Climate Change Committee.” Yet Andy Burnham wants to consider slowing the transition away from petrol and diesel?! Whilst literal houses are on fire... Madness.

Andy Burnham moves to cut new EV sales targets

Possible cut from 80% down to as little as 50% could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions and comes amid UK heatwaves

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ICYMI: Diesel vans registered by businesses in London have hit a record high — topping 100,000 for the first time. Meanwhile, electric van uptake remains far too slow, leaving diesel vans as the main transport source of toxic NOx air pollution.

How do you prepare a city for the EV transition without filling every street with charge points? That's the question we've been exploring at Clean Cities. Today we've published Taking Charge, our new report on EV charging in London, Paris, Madrid and Warsaw. 🧵

Really enjoyed attending @uk100.org's Breathing Life: A Decade of Local Air Quality Ambition this week. It was a fantastic opportunity to catch up with friends across local government, reflect on how far we've come on clean air over the past decade, and discuss the challenges still ahead.

Proud to have organised and hosted The Future of Urban Freight: London and Beyond during #LondonClimateActionWeek with our partners at the Sustainable Urban Freight Association. A great discussion bringing together policymakers, industry and civil society to explore the future of urban logistics.

Despite London’s great progress, there's still much to do. We're seeing a much slower electrification of vans in the UK compared with our European neighbours. Just 10% of UK van sales are electric, compared with 78% of new vans in the Netherlands.

I was delighted to open @cleancitiescampaign.org’s Future of Urban Freight Conference #LCAW2026 Working with business, London is making good progress in making freight & servicing operations cleaner, safer & more sustainable. I talked about EV charging, DVS, cargo bike growth & clean air.

🚨 New research by us! 📣 Most British drivers don't know how dangerous SUVs are to other road users, but adding information to SUV marketing materials seems to do almost nothing to change people's plans to buy SUVs Here's a 🧵 on why harder action is going to be needed 1/10

As the number of diesel vans in the city grows, campaigners are calling for zero emission zones: https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/london-needs-zero-emission-zones-34100467

London 'needs zero emission zones to crack down on diesel vans'

Exclusive: A dozen campaign groups have signed a joint letter calling for London to follow the Netherlands' example

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Action to get diesel vans off our streets has not just stalled; it is going in reverse. Crossing the 100,000 mark for company-owned diesel vans should be a wake-up call for London. Time for action Sir Sadiq! @london.gov.uk www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

London needs Dutch-style zero emissions zone to curb diesel van use, Sadiq Khan told

Diesel van registrations by companies in London surpassed 100,000 for the first time on record at the end of 2025

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London could follow the Dutch example of zero emission zones to crack down on commercial diesel vans, which are actually on the rise. City Hall is considering it and campaigners are calling for it. Kumail Jaffer reports www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...

London 'needs zero emission zones to crack down on diesel vans'

Exclusive: A dozen campaign groups have signed a joint letter calling for London to follow the Netherlands' example

mylondon.news

For the first time ever, more than 100,000 diesel vans have been registered by businesses on the capital’s streets, and diesel vans are now the largest transport source of NOx pollution in inner and central London. 1/

Happy to say that @willnorman.co.uk, @london.gov.uk's Walking and Cycling Commissioner, will be giving the keynote at @cleancitiescampaign.org's Future of Urban Freight conference at London Climate Action Week. If you haven't signed up yet, we've got just a few spaces left! luma.com/3moyikou

Future of Urban Freight: London and Beyond · Luma

Future of Urban Freight: London and Beyond (Conference and Exhibition) Clean Cities in association with the Sustainable Urban Freight Association (SUFA) are…

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I’m at the the Logistics UK (@logisticsuk.bsky.social) conference today, and two ministers and one shadow Secretary of State have spoken. It was very good to hear Kier Mather MP frame decarbonisation and energy security as opportunities to build a stronger future freight sector. But then… 1/

🚗⚡ £50 a month saved AND protection from oil price shocks. New analysis shows UK petrol drivers are around 4x more exposed to energy price volatility than EV drivers.

Hackney Greens have committed to many asks of the Electrify London manifesto, and I am looking forward to seeing them deliver action on: - Helping local businesses adopt e-cargo bikes - A borough-wide master plan for electric vehicle charging - Expanding a system of car-share clubs

The Green Party of England & Wales@greenparty.org.uk · 6mo ago

BREAKING: First Ever Green Mayor Win 🎉 Zoë Garbett has been elected Mayor of Hackney – huge congratulations!