The mayor of London has extended the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to the outskirts of the capital, forcing more than 200,000 motorists to pay an extra £12.50 ($15) a day.
The U.N. Secretary General’s special envoy on climate ambition and solutions, Michael Bloomberg, praised Mayor Sadiq Khan for “helping to clean London’s air and set an example for cities around the world.”
But the measure will affect many businesses using vans to deliver goods around London, and Michael Lloyd of the Federation of Small Businesses said it was a “heavy-handed” move which would “leave many small firms in a precarious position.”…