County Administrative Board Stops Environmental Zone in Stockholm

Plans to introduce a new environmental zone in central Stockholm have been stopped by the county administrative board. But the Green Party is not giving up on the ambition. – The goal is still to have an environmental zone in place as quickly as possible, says traffic councilor Lars Strömgren (MP) in a press release.

The County Administrative Board in Stockholm says no to a new environmental zone in the city. The reason is that the authority believes that there are shortcomings in the investigation. Last autumn, the City of Stockholm decided to introduce a class 3 environmental zone in part of the city, in order to deal with air pollution from traffic. However, several actors have appealed the decision to the County Administrative Board. N...

Stockholm was to become the first city in the world with a so-called environmental zone 3. The plans have been criticized from several quarters and the County Administrative Board put the introduction on hold to investigate the consequences in the area. Now the County Administrative Board says no – the environmental zone must not be introduced.

There will be no petrol and diesel ban in Stockholm after the County Administrative Board halted the introduction of the environmental zone on Monday. The reason: Lack of preparatory work from the City of Stockholm.