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October 22, 2016
Sweden's environment minister urged the European Union to ban petrol and diesel-powered vehicles from 2030 (AFP Photo/Fred Tanneau) |
Stockholm
(AFP) - Sweden's environment minister on Saturday urged the European Union to
ban petrol and diesel-powered vehicles from 2030.
Speaking to
the Aftonbladet daily, Isabella Lovin of the Green Party hailed a non-binding
resolution adopted by Germany's upper house of parliament to switch to
emission-free cars by 2030.
"It's
a really interesting proposition ... In order to achieve it, we will need to
implement an EU-wide ban along the same lines," she said.
"As
the environment minister, I do not see any other way than to relegate vehicles
powered by fossil fuels to the dustbin of history."
The Swedish
government aims to produce all of its power from renewable energy sources by
2040.
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