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In France, Paris, Grenoble and Strasbourg are leading cities in the fight against air pollution caused by transport. The ranking was carried out by NGOs, Greenpeace, Climate Action Network and Unicef France, after a study in the 12 main cities of the country.
The record is overall disappointing for the associations. None of these 12 major cities (Paris, Grenoble, Lyon, Nantes, Bordeaux, Lille, Rennes, Toulouse, Montpellier, Nice, Strasbourg and finally Marseille) really responds to climate issues by introducing all the measures they consider necessary such as the the most polluting vehicles , the development of cycling and public transport, or specific measures to protect children.
Deployment of low emission zones
Some, however, are doing better than others. Lorelei Limousin is responsible for transport policies at Climate Action Network. " Paris stands out because it has made this commitment to get out of diesel and gasoline in the context of the low emission zone ."
It is not only Paris that makes efforts: " Grenoble stands out by the number of measures taken to reduce the size of the car, whether with the decrease of the speed of circulation at 30 km / h or by the development of cycling practice ".
Lorelei Limousin states that " Strasbourg also stands out for its low-emission zone, which must aim for the departure of diesel by 2025 in the city center, " encouraging efforts by the Transport Policy Officer at the Climate Action Network.
Bad students
At the other end of the ranking, three major cities in the south of France: Montpellier, Nice and Marseille. The NGOs stress the lack of initiative of these cities to help users abandon the car, but also the maintenance or completion of road projects over the past five years.
The main obstacle according to the associations: the political courage. Greenpeace, Climate Action Network and Unicef France hope that this ranking will fuel the debate at 3 months of municipal elections.
This ranking does not take into account the air quality of these 12 big cities, but the efforts they make to limit pollution related to transport.
Ranking of cities on actions taken to fight against air pollution and GHG emissions from transport, by @RACFrance @UNICEF_france and @greenpeacefr. There's still much to do ! #OnWantBring # Municipal2020
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