If there were 228 LEZs in 2019, that figure will have increased to 320 in 2022. This trend will continue in the coming years, because by 2025 there will be 507 LEZs in Europe, an increase of 58 percent compared to this year. .
In addition, the European Clean Cities Campaign has also compiled a list of the number of cities that already have plans for a complete phase-out of fossil fuels. There are currently 35, including Brussels. The low-emission zones in Antwerp and Ghent have not yet promised such a date.
Air pollution is responsible for 300,000 premature deaths in the European Union every year. Due to their greater population density, cities in particular have to deal with the problem.