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What ULEZ has done for children’s lungs should silence its loudest critics

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20.08.2026

By Ruth from Mums for Lungs

Good news can be hard to come by, but here it is: scientists have been stunned by how quickly children’s lungs have recovered following the implementation of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).

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To parents of asthmatic children in London, of which there are hundreds of thousands, this will come as welcome relief.

I’ve spent many sleepless nights listening to my young son coughing and wheezing, thinking about how we can continue to live in a city as highly polluted as London, feeling powerless to provide an environment for my child that would help alleviate his symptoms.

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