Madrid set to become first European city to scrap low-emissions zone

Madrid is set to become the first European city to scrap a major urban low-emissions zone after regional polls left a rightwing politician who views 3am traffic jams as part of the city’s cultural identity on the cusp of power. Isabel Díaz Ayuso, who is expected to become the new Popular party (PP) president of the Madrid region, believes night-time congestion makes the city special and has pledged to reverse a project known as Madrid Central, which has dramatically cut urban pollution. A reversal of the popular Madrid Central system would mark the first time a major European city had turned the clock back on clean air reform.

Source: www.theguardian.com