MEPs reject key EU climate proposal after aims watered down
by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels from on (#604PS)
European parliament defeats centre-right lawmakers' attempts to weaken climate target
The European parliament has voted to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2035, defeating attempts by centre-right lawmakers to weaken the target.
Lawmakers hailed a major victory for the climate after an intense day of votes on a set of laws that make up the EU green deal, the bloc's main response to the climate crisis.
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