Rocky Road: EU countries reach deal to ban sales of new fossil fuel cars and vans by 2035

Cecilia Keating
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Rocky Road: EU countries reach deal to ban sales of new fossil fuel cars and vans by 2035

New regulation designed to accelerate decarbonisation of road transport, as EU Council approves latest package of measures to tackle emissions from industry, forestry and land-use

EU member states have approved a law that will ban the sale of carbon-emitting cars and vans from 2035, bringing negotiations around one of the most contentious issues in the bloc's Green Deal climate...

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