{"id":184791,"date":"2026-04-17T12:20:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=184791"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:01:01","slug":"france-intends-to-abolish-low-emission-zones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/en\/2026\/04\/17\/france-intends-to-abolish-low-emission-zones\/","title":{"rendered":"France intends to abolish low-emission zones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In France, <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">old, polluting cars are once again allowed to drive in the city center. After all, the French parliament has decided to abolish the environmental sticker and low-emission zones \u2013 measures intended to reduce pollution in cities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">The &#8216;zones \u00e0 faibles \u00e9missions&#8217; (ZFE), as they are called in France, were introduced in 2021 with the aim of banning the most polluting traffic from 42 French urban areas by 2025. <\/span>France used the Crit\u2019Air sticker system to classify cars from clean (electric) to highly polluting (diesel and older gasoline).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">However, the measure has met with increasing resistance in recent years.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Opponents considered it discriminatory because people on lower incomes often cannot afford a new, less-polluting car. People commuting from suburbs\/rural areas also depend on their cars.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Crystal clear<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">The environmental sticker also came under fire because many French people found the system impractical and confusing. <\/span>Different cities had different timelines and restrictions.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">The vote in the French parliament was crystal clear: both the right and the left voted for abolition (224 for and 100 <\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">against)<\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">. <\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">The outcome of the vote may come as a surprise in a country where 40,000 people die \/radio. <\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">The decision could also cost France dearly. The European Union already condemned the country in 2022 for exceeding pollution standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">However, the abolition is not yet certain; the Council of State can still lodge an objection.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>What about other European countries?<\/h4>\n<p>Today, no major country has fully scrapped them like France is attempting, but there is pushback and softening. In Germany, many cities have low-emission zones, but some restrictions have been relaxed or removed as air quality improved.<\/p>\n<p>London, on the other hand, has even expanded its ultra-low-emission zone, although there is strong backlash. Amsterdam and Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, are gradually tightening their zero-emission zones, as the Dutch call them, while in Belgium, low-emission zones are still active in Brussels, Antwerp, and Ghent.<\/p>\n<h4>Belgium<\/h4>\n<p>Belgium actually has one of the more established LEZ systems in Europe, covering multiple cities. In Antwerp, the low-emission zone was introduced in 2017, and the city has a strong camera enforcement system.<\/p>\n<p>Ghent introduced its LEZ in 2020; it is combined with a broader car-light city strategy. The Brussels LEZ started in 2018. Belgium is more structurally committed, and the political landscape is different \u2013 Green parties strongly support LEZs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In France, old, polluting cars are once again allowed to drive in the city center. After all, the French parliament has decided to abolish the environmental sticker and low-emission zones \u2013 measures intended to reduce pollution in cities. 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