4,000 Air Pollution Deaths Claim Behind ULEZ Expansion Is ‘Bad Science’: Report

A sign at the expanded boundary of London’s ULEZ pollution charge zone for older vehicles on Oct. 25, 2021. Yui Mok/PA

The science behind Sadiq Khan’s claim that thousands of people will die from toxic air to justify his ULEZ expansion is “very far from unequivocal,” a new report suggests.

New research is challenging the science and claims behind Sadiq Khan’s air pollution-cutting scheme ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) that'll charge motorists by the day to drive.