The UK government must bring forward by a decade its ban on the sale of the most polluting cars if it wants to even come close to its climate change goals, say Greenpeace and Green Alliance. The British government is considering toughening its ban on internal combustion-engine cars in order to drive sales of electric vehicles. It wants to accelerate the current 2040 prohibition of gasoline and … [Read more...]
Cardiff’s “valleys tax” faces challenge
Opponents of Cardiff’s controversial Clean Air Zone plan for the city will be heartened after a similar scheme for Coventry was rejected by the UK Government. The government’s dismissal of a charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in Coventry is the right decision for the local economy and the city’s long-term air quality prospects, according to FTA, the only business group representing all the logistics … [Read more...]