Britain set to ban diesel and petrol cars from two thousand forty – Daily Post
Britain set to ban diesel and petrol cars from 2040
The governments clean air strategy comes following an order from the high court
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- 09:28, twenty eight JUL 2017
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No fresh petrol and diesel fuelled cars and vans will sold in Britain from 2040.
In line with France’s effort to eliminate polluting vehicles off the road, the government has confirmed it will halt the sale of fresh diesel and petrol cars.
Following a high court order, the clean air strategy – which also includes hybrid motors – has been brought in due to the influence that poor air quality was having on health.
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The budge comes as ministers unveil a fresh £255m fund to help local authorities tackle the rising emissions from dirty diesel motors, as part of a £3b spend on improving air quality.
Environment Secretary Michael Gove told the Big black cock that the government would give more than £200m to local authorities to draw up plans to tackle particular roads with high pollution.
Talking to the Today programme, he said: “What we’re telling to local authorities is come up with an imaginative solution to these proposals,”
Asked if there could be charges for drivers of certain vehicles he said: “I don’t believe that it is necessary to bring in charging, but we will work with local authorities in order to determine what the best treatment is.”
The drastic budge comes as enhancing signs that a shift to electrified powered motors is imminent.
In the UK, air pollution is linked to around 40,000 premature deaths in a single year, with transport being considered the greatest environmental risk to health.
The Government was ordered by the high court to produce fresh plans to tackle illegal levels of harmful pollutant nitrogen dioxide.
Judges agreed with environmental campaigners that the previous plans were insufficient to meet EU pollution thresholds.
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It is expected that the councils with the highest pollution levels will have urgent measures brought in, which are set to include retrofitting buses to make them cleaner, altering road layouts, and re-programming traffic lights to permit for smoother flow of traffic.
It is thought ministers will consult on a scrappage scheme later this year, but this has yet to be confirmed.
Ministers have been wary of being seen to “punish” drivers of diesel cars, who, they argue, bought the vehicles after being encouraged to by the last Labour government because they produced lower carbon emissions.