Britain to ban sale of all diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040
by Anushka Asthana Political editor and Matthew Taylo from Environment | The Guardian on (#2XEGX)
Plans follow French commitment to take polluting vehicles off the road owing to effect of poor air quality on people's health
As part of a government strategy to improve air quality, Britain is to ban all new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040 amid fears that rising levels of nitrogen oxide pose a major risk to public health.
The commitment, which follows a similar pledge in France, is part of the government's much-anticipated clean air plan, which has been at the heart of a protracted high court legal battle.