Enfield Labour celebrates new figures showing Enfield residents are breathing cleaner air

Since ULEZ was expanded to cover Enfield in 2023, the levels of harmful NO2 pollutants are 15% lower than compared to a scenario without ULEZ expansion, and 35% lower than a scenario with no ULEZ at all. Cllr Rick Jewell, Cabinet Member for Transport and Waste said “It’s great news for Enfield residents that thanks to ULEZ expansion we are breathing cleaner air. We’re working with the Labour Mayor of London and the Labour Government for a safer, cleaner, and fairer Enfield, and this is just part of the good news we have had recently. In addition to this, we have also recently been successful in securing funding to expand the speed cameras on the A10 south to the A406.We are serious about improving air quality in Enfield but we know we cannot do this alone. When Sadiq Khan was elected Mayor of London in 2016 studies showed that it would take 193 years to bring London’s air pollution levels to within legal limits, but thanks to Sadiq’s hard work it could be achieved this year. As Enfield Labour we are committed to doing what we can to improve air quality and therefore improve the health of Enfield residents, by continuing to roll out better cycling routes, work with Transport for London to improve air quality along the A406, plant more trees and roll out more School Streets across Enfield. We’re also listening to local people, and it’s great news that 97% of vehicles in London are now ULEZ compliant. The Tories are not serious about tackling air pollution. They would reverse these good policies, which would increase pollution, create worse public health outcomes and mean Enfield residents are breathing dirtier air.”