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Nonetheless, from midnight tonight, the largest pollution charging zone in the world begins. tom edwards, bbc news. live now to sir brian hoskins, founding director and chair of the grantham institute for climate change and the environment. very good to have you joining us. first of all, what is your assessment of the impact that this policy will have, notjust on the air quality around the city, but also the impact, the wider impact on global warming. also the impact, the wider impact on global warming- global warming. yes, there are two asects. global warming. yes, there are two aspects- the global warming. yes, there are two aspects. the major global warming. yes, there are two aspects. the major one global warming. yes, there are two aspects. the major one here, i global warming. yes, there are two l aspects. the major one here, really, is to deal with the air quality in london. this has been a terrible situation for many years where london s air quality has been way where us
Advanced warning signs on their land. nonetheless, from midnight tonight, the largest pollution charging zone in the world begins. tom edwards, bbc news. transport correspondent katy austin has been following the story. i m standing in eltham in south east london, right on the edge of the existing ultra low emission zone, and that sign there tells drivers they re entering the current zone. but from tomorrow, ulez is expanding to cover a much bigger area all london boroughs. and that includes some quite big destinations heathrow airport, wembley stadium, chessington world of adventures to name a few. and that means drivers going into that expanded area will all have to pay the £12.50 daily charge if their vehicle doesn t meet certain emissions standards. so it s older, most polluting vehicles that are being targeted by the ulez charge. that has led to a lot
And the aim is to get drivers to switch away from older, more polluting vehicles. broadly, what that means is if you ve got a petrol vehicle that was first registered before 2005 or a diesel first registered before 2015, you ll have to pay the £12.50 a day charge. you can check if your vehicle is compliant on the tfl website. city hall says this scheme will bring cleaner air to millions. improving the air is an incredibly important thing for us to be doing and all and any increase in air quality is to be welcomed, because it leads to a corresponding reduction in the number of premature deaths. that s the responsible thing to be doing. but opponents say the nine month lead in time was too quick and the costs are too high. five councils failed to get it stopped in court, and many councils in the home counties aren t allowing advanced warning signs on their land. nonetheless, from midnight tonight, the largest pollution charging zone in the world begins.
Signs on their land. nonetheless, from midnight tonight, the largest pollution charging zone in the world begins. tom edwards, bbc news. we will be getting all the information you need to prepare for that big change for millions of drivers in the next 2a hours here on breakfast. brea kfast. police forces in england and wales have committed to pursuing all reasonable lines of inquiry in an effort to solve more crimes. ministers want to crack down on offences like phone thefts and shoplifting as part of an effort to restore confidence in policing. our home editor mark easton reports. smart doorbells, dashcams, mobile phones and the power of google mean more crime victims believe they ve obtained good evidence to identify the culprit. but there s been rising frustration that officers are not going after offenders of lower level crime such as shoplifting, vandalism and theft.