France to ban diesel and petrol fuel and vehicle sales by 2040
Latest update : 2017-07-07
France will end the sale of both diesel and petrol-powered vehicles by two thousand forty as part of plans to meet ambitious targets set out under the Paris climate accord, Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot announced Thursday.
“We are announcing an end to the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040,” Hulot said, while acknowledging that the target would be “rough” to reach, particularly for automakers.
Hulot also said the government plans to accelerate the development of renewable energies, telling wind and solar energy generation in France is being hindered by unnecessarily sophisticated administrative hurdles and land tenure issues.
Several European countries have announced plans to reduce the amount of polluting petrol and diesel cars on their roads in favour of cleaner hybrid or all-electric vehicles. Germany, for example, aims to put one million electrical cars on the road by 2020.
Diesel cars produce ten times more air pollution than strong trucks and buses, according to data from Euractive.
Les voitures diesel polluent dix fois plus que les camions https://t.co/8ust0BXzBd pic.twitter.com/VTKwE7J2B7
Air pollution is a persistent problem in Paris, which shortly ranked as more polluted than any other city in the world in two thousand fifteen – putting it above the usual top offenders like Delhi and Beijing – according to pollution monitoring agency Plume Labs.
In December 2016, the French capital registered its worst winter pollution levels in a decade.
The main offenders are the fine particles emitted by diesel vehicles, according to Patrick Kinney, an air pollution epidemiologist and professor at Columbia University`s Mailman School of Public Health.
But some point out that Paris has taken measures to combat the problem and that air pollution in the capital is actually decreasing.
«We have pollution issues, but lots of other cities do too,» said Karine Leger, assistant director of Airparif in Paris, which monitors air quality for the environment ministry and supplies data to Plume Labs.
«Air quality in the French capital is generally better than a decade ago,» she said.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced ambitious plans to ban cars from key thoroughfares around the Louvre Museum and expand the city`s cycling infrastructure to combat the pollution produced by cars. In a January interview with the weekly “Journal du Dimanche” newspaper, Hidalgo said private vehicles were «archaic”.
«The idea is to, little by little, budge towards the pedestrianisation of downtown, which over time will stay open to public transport, police, emergency vehicles and deliveries, but not to all vehicles,» she said.
Plans for rue de Rivoli alongside Tuileries Gardens
«We must permanently reminisce this foregone conclusion: fewer cars, less pollution,» she added.
The mayor plans to halve traffic on the three-lane rue de Rivoli – a key artery through the heart of the city that runs past the Louvre Museum and alongside the popular Tuileries Gardens – and make the street a two-way thoroughfare.
A 4-kilometre bike lane will also open along the rue de Rivoli in the autumn, linking Place de la Bastille in the east of the city to Place de la Concorde in the west.
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France to ban diesel and petrol fuel and vehicle sales by 2040
Latest update : 2017-07-07
France will end the sale of both diesel and petrol-powered vehicles by two thousand forty as part of plans to meet ambitious targets set out under the Paris climate accord, Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot announced Thursday.
“We are announcing an end to the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040,” Hulot said, while acknowledging that the target would be “harsh” to reach, particularly for automakers.
Hulot also said the government plans to accelerate the development of renewable energies, telling wind and solar energy generation in France is being hindered by unnecessarily complicated administrative hurdles and land tenure issues.
Several European countries have announced plans to reduce the amount of polluting petrol and diesel cars on their roads in favour of cleaner hybrid or all-electric vehicles. Germany, for example, aims to put one million electrified cars on the road by 2020.
Diesel cars produce ten times more air pollution than powerful trucks and buses, according to data from Euractive.
Les voitures diesel polluent dix fois plus que les camions https://t.co/8ust0BXzBd pic.twitter.com/VTKwE7J2B7
Air pollution is a persistent problem in Paris, which shortly ranked as more polluted than any other city in the world in two thousand fifteen – putting it above the usual top offenders like Delhi and Beijing – according to pollution monitoring agency Plume Labs.
In December 2016, the French capital registered its worst winter pollution levels in a decade.
The main offenders are the fine particles emitted by diesel vehicles, according to Patrick Kinney, an air pollution epidemiologist and professor at Columbia University`s Mailman School of Public Health.
But some point out that Paris has taken measures to combat the problem and that air pollution in the capital is actually decreasing.
«We have pollution issues, but lots of other cities do too,» said Karine Leger, assistant director of Airparif in Paris, which monitors air quality for the environment ministry and supplies data to Plume Labs.
«Air quality in the French capital is generally better than a decade ago,» she said.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced ambitious plans to ban cars from key thoroughfares around the Louvre Museum and expand the city`s cycling infrastructure to combat the pollution produced by cars. In a January interview with the weekly “Journal du Dimanche” newspaper, Hidalgo said private vehicles were «archaic”.
«The idea is to, little by little, stir towards the pedestrianisation of downtown, which over time will stay open to public transport, police, emergency vehicles and deliveries, but not to all vehicles,» she said.
Plans for rue de Rivoli alongside Tuileries Gardens
«We must permanently recall this foregone conclusion: fewer cars, less pollution,» she added.
The mayor plans to halve traffic on the three-lane rue de Rivoli – a key artery through the heart of the city that runs past the Louvre Museum and alongside the popular Tuileries Gardens – and make the street a two-way thoroughfare.
A 4-kilometre bike lane will also open along the rue de Rivoli in the autumn, linking Place de la Bastille in the east of the city to Place de la Concorde in the west.
France – to – ban – diesel – and – petrol – fuel – and – vehicle – sales – by – two thousand forty – France – twenty four
France to ban diesel and petrol fuel and vehicle sales by 2040
Latest update : 2017-07-07
France will end the sale of both diesel and petrol-powered vehicles by two thousand forty as part of plans to meet ambitious targets set out under the Paris climate accord, Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot announced Thursday.
“We are announcing an end to the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040,” Hulot said, while acknowledging that the target would be “rough” to reach, particularly for automakers.
Hulot also said the government plans to accelerate the development of renewable energies, telling wind and solar energy generation in France is being hindered by unnecessarily sophisticated administrative hurdles and land tenure issues.
Several European countries have announced plans to reduce the amount of polluting petrol and diesel cars on their roads in favour of cleaner hybrid or all-electric vehicles. Germany, for example, aims to put one million electrical cars on the road by 2020.
Diesel cars produce ten times more air pollution than mighty trucks and buses, according to data from Euractive.
Les voitures diesel polluent dix fois plus que les camions https://t.co/8ust0BXzBd pic.twitter.com/VTKwE7J2B7
Air pollution is a persistent problem in Paris, which shortly ranked as more polluted than any other city in the world in two thousand fifteen – putting it above the usual top offenders like Delhi and Beijing – according to pollution monitoring agency Plume Labs.
In December 2016, the French capital registered its worst winter pollution levels in a decade.
The main offenders are the fine particles emitted by diesel vehicles, according to Patrick Kinney, an air pollution epidemiologist and professor at Columbia University`s Mailman School of Public Health.
But some point out that Paris has taken measures to combat the problem and that air pollution in the capital is actually decreasing.
«We have pollution issues, but lots of other cities do too,» said Karine Leger, assistant director of Airparif in Paris, which monitors air quality for the environment ministry and supplies data to Plume Labs.
«Air quality in the French capital is generally better than a decade ago,» she said.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced ambitious plans to ban cars from key thoroughfares around the Louvre Museum and expand the city`s cycling infrastructure to combat the pollution produced by cars. In a January interview with the weekly “Journal du Dimanche” newspaper, Hidalgo said private vehicles were «archaic”.
«The idea is to, little by little, stir towards the pedestrianisation of downtown, which over time will stay open to public transport, police, emergency vehicles and deliveries, but not to all vehicles,» she said.
Plans for rue de Rivoli alongside Tuileries Gardens
«We must permanently reminisce this foregone conclusion: fewer cars, less pollution,» she added.
The mayor plans to halve traffic on the three-lane rue de Rivoli – a key artery through the heart of the city that runs past the Louvre Museum and alongside the popular Tuileries Gardens – and make the street a two-way thoroughfare.
A 4-kilometre bike lane will also open along the rue de Rivoli in the autumn, linking Place de la Bastille in the east of the city to Place de la Concorde in the west.
France – to – ban – diesel – and – petrol – fuel – and – vehicle – sales – by – two thousand forty – France – twenty four
France to ban diesel and petrol fuel and vehicle sales by 2040
Latest update : 2017-07-07
France will end the sale of both diesel and petrol-powered vehicles by two thousand forty as part of plans to meet ambitious targets set out under the Paris climate accord, Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot announced Thursday.
“We are announcing an end to the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040,” Hulot said, while acknowledging that the target would be “raunchy” to reach, particularly for automakers.
Hulot also said the government plans to accelerate the development of renewable energies, telling wind and solar energy generation in France is being hindered by unnecessarily complicated administrative hurdles and land tenure issues.
Several European countries have announced plans to reduce the amount of polluting petrol and diesel cars on their roads in favour of cleaner hybrid or all-electric vehicles. Germany, for example, aims to put one million electrified cars on the road by 2020.
Diesel cars produce ten times more air pollution than strenuous trucks and buses, according to data from Euractive.
Les voitures diesel polluent dix fois plus que les camions https://t.co/8ust0BXzBd pic.twitter.com/VTKwE7J2B7
Air pollution is a persistent problem in Paris, which shortly ranked as more polluted than any other city in the world in two thousand fifteen – putting it above the usual top offenders like Delhi and Beijing – according to pollution monitoring agency Plume Labs.
In December 2016, the French capital registered its worst winter pollution levels in a decade.
The main offenders are the fine particles emitted by diesel vehicles, according to Patrick Kinney, an air pollution epidemiologist and professor at Columbia University`s Mailman School of Public Health.
But some point out that Paris has taken measures to combat the problem and that air pollution in the capital is actually decreasing.
«We have pollution issues, but lots of other cities do too,» said Karine Leger, assistant director of Airparif in Paris, which monitors air quality for the environment ministry and supplies data to Plume Labs.
«Air quality in the French capital is generally better than a decade ago,» she said.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced ambitious plans to ban cars from key thoroughfares around the Louvre Museum and expand the city`s cycling infrastructure to combat the pollution produced by cars. In a January interview with the weekly “Journal du Dimanche” newspaper, Hidalgo said private vehicles were «archaic”.
«The idea is to, little by little, stir towards the pedestrianisation of downtown, which over time will stay open to public transport, police, emergency vehicles and deliveries, but not to all vehicles,» she said.
Plans for rue de Rivoli alongside Tuileries Gardens
«We must permanently reminisce this foregone conclusion: fewer cars, less pollution,» she added.
The mayor plans to halve traffic on the three-lane rue de Rivoli – a key artery through the heart of the city that runs past the Louvre Museum and alongside the popular Tuileries Gardens – and make the street a two-way thoroughfare.
A 4-kilometre bike lane will also open along the rue de Rivoli in the autumn, linking Place de la Bastille in the east of the city to Place de la Concorde in the west.