Paris is set to ban diesel cars within city limits by 2025, which may well serve as a trial run for the rest of the country for gas and diesel cars by 2040.
Environment minister unveils five-year-plan to fulfil country’s commitments under Paris Agreement.
France plans to ban all petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040, the country’s new environment minister has announced.
Nicolas Hulot made the announcement as he unveiled a series of measures as part of newly elected President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to make the country carbon neutral by 2050.
Mr Hulot said he recognised the target would put pressure on France’s car manufacturers, but he said they currently had projects which “can fulfill that promise”.
As part of the plan, poorer households will receive a premium so they can swap their polluting vehicles for clean alternatives.
The announcement comes after Volvo said on Wednesday it planned to built only electric and hybrid vehicles from 2019.
Speaking at a press conference, Mr Hulot told reporters France would stop using coal to produce electricity by 2022. The announcements are part of a five-year-plan to encourage clean energy and fulfill the country’s commitments under the Paris Agreement.
Source: The Guardian
