{"id":33992,"date":"2017-07-07T05:59:30","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T05:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=33992"},"modified":"2017-07-07T05:59:33","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T05:59:33","slug":"france-set-to-ban-sale-of-petrol-and-diesel-vehicles-by-2040","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/france-set-to-ban-sale-of-petrol-and-diesel-vehicles-by-2040.html","title":{"rendered":"France set to ban sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040"},"content":{"rendered":"

France set to ban sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

France is set to ban the sale of any car that uses petrol or diesel fuel by 2040, in what the ecology minister called a “revolution”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicolas Hulot announced the planned ban on fossil fuel vehicles as part of a renewed commitment to the Paris climate deal.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said France planned to become carbon neutral by 2050.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hybrid cars make up about 3.5% of the French market, with pure electric vehicles accounting for just 1.2%.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is not yet clear what will happen to existing fossil fuel vehicles still in use in 2040.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Global dismay at US climate deal pullout<\/span><\/li>\n
  • How Paris is stepping up its drive against the car<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Mr Hulot, a veteran environmental campaigner, was appointed by new French President Emmanuel Macron. Mr Macron has openly criticised US environmental policy, urging Donald Trump to “make our planet great again”.<\/span><\/p>\n

    President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement in June was explicitly named as a factor in France’s new vehicle plan.<\/span><\/p>\n

    “France has decided to become carbon neutral by 2050 following the US decision,” Mr Hulot said, adding that the government would have to make investments to meet that target.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Poorer households would receive financial assistance to replace older, more polluting vehicles with cleaner ones, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Earlier this week, car manufacturer Volvo said all of its new car models would be at least partly electric from 2019, an announcement referenced by Mr Hulot.<\/span><\/p>\n

    He said he believes French car manufacturers – including brands such as Peugeot-Citroen and Renault – would meet the challenge, although he acknowledged it would be difficult.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Renault’s “Zoe” electric vehicle range is one of the most popular in Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n

    However, traditional fossil fuel vehicles account for about 95% of the European market.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Other targets set in the French environmental plan include ending coal power plants by 2022, reducing nuclear power to 50% of total output by 2025, and ending the issuance of new oil and gas exploration licences.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Several French cities struggle with high levels of air pollution, including Paris, which endured several days of peak pollution in March.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The capital has implemented a range of measures to cut down on cars, but air pollution is also a problem in picturesque mountain regions.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Last month, a woman took the French state to court over what she said was a failure to protect her health from the effects of air pollution in Paris.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Norway, which is the leader in the use of electric cars in Europe, wants to move to electric-only vehicles by 2025, as does the Netherlands. Both Germany and India have proposed similar measures with a target of 2030.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-40518293<\/span><\/p>\n

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