United Kingdom announced on Sunday, it's plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, five years earlier than previously planned. The prime minister Boris Johnson, is expected to announce the measure amid a raft of new environmental policies next week, according to a report in the Financial Times.
On other hand, the government hopes the policy will energise the market for electric cars in the UK and help the country achieve its climate targets, including reducing emissions of greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050.
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The government has previously called to commit to significant long-term incentives for electric vehicle purchase and to set fixed targets on charging infrastructure, arguing that higher prices and concerns about charging are keeping sales down, according to The Guardian.
The government is drawing up a long-delayed energy white paper that is expected to set out plans for decarbonising the sector as well as a new nuclear power stations, notably at Sizewell in Suffolk, and provide funding for small modular reactors.
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