Government revs up Transport Decarbonisation Plan with proposed diesel truck ban, but will it go far enough?

Cecilia Keating
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Details of Transport Decarbonisation Plan revealed to Financial Times, as separate report suggest ministers are continuing to lock horns over the best way to introduce new carbon pricing mechanisms

A ban on diesel truck sales by 2040, a pledge to electrify the government's vehicle fleet by 2027, and a consultation on a zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate for automakers are all set to provide the...

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