Implementing Low-Emission Zones for Cleaner Air in India

The document outlines the strategies for scaling low emission zones (LEZs), also known as healthy air zones and clean air zones in the Indian context to improve local urban air quality through targeted measures to reduce vehicular emissions in highly polluted urban areas.

Key discussion areas include:

1. Policy alignment and engagement: Ensuring sustained policy engagement for institutionalizing LEZs in the long-term.
2. Custom LEZ solutions: Leveraging successful solutions from Indian cities and integration with the LEZ strategy.
3. Reliable data crucial for implementing LEZs: Leveraging accurate, real-time data collection for cities to monitor emission levels, identify pollution hotspots, and track the effectiveness of LEZ measures over time.
4. Transition to cleaner fleets: Accelerating adoption of cleaner vehicle fleets, particularly EVs with zero tailpipe emissions which have the potential to improve air quality significantly.
5. Socio-economic impact and financial mechanisms: Developing strategies that build a positive business case around LEZs, where revenues from implementation can be reinvested into infrastructure improvements, benefiting local economies and businesses.
6. Community engagement and public buy-in: Involving citizens, especially those most affected by pollution, to support in the development of widely accepted solutions.