No more new petrol or diesel cars after 2035
4 Feb 20204 February 2020Last updated at 09:59View Comments (3)
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New cars and vans that use diesel and petrol as fuel will be banned in the UK from 2035.
The government had originally said the ban would happen in 2040 – but they’ve brought it forward by five years.
It’s all part of a push to help Britain achieve nearly zero carbon emissions by 2050 and to help improve air pollution.
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The prime minister made the announcement before an event to launch COP26 – that’s a group set up the the United Nations which looks at how to tackle climate change, and will meet in Glasgow at the end of 2020.
He said hybrid vehicles – that’s a vehicle that uses both electric and petrol or diesel – will also be banned.
This means that in 15 years’ time motorists in the UK will only be allowed to buy electric cars.
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Some people have said that’s not a great idea, because there aren’t enough electric cars being produced to go around at the moment.
But Boris Johnson said 2020 would be a “defining year of climate action” for the planet.
A spokesperson for Friends of the Earth, an environmental charity, said the plans are a good idea but that the ban should come in even sooner.
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