Germany shoves to ban petrol-fuelled cars within next twenty years
The resolution urges the European Commission to implement the ban across the European Union
- Shehab Khan
- @shehabkhan
- Monday ten October two thousand sixteen 15:Nineteen BST
The Independent Online
View of the Berlin skyline seen from Potsdamer Platz to Alexanderplatz Getty Pictures
Germany’s federal council, the Bundesrat, has passed a resolution calling for a ban on combustion engine cars by 2030.
If the ban were to go through, German citizens would only be permitted to purchase electrical or hydrogen-fuelled cars.
The resolution, which has received cross-party support but has no legislative effect, calls on the European Commission to implement the ban across the European Union.
Read more
It also urges the European Commission to “review the current practices of taxation and dues with regard to a stimulation of emission-free mobility.”
Greens party lawmaker Oliver Krischer said the ban is needed to reach the requirements put forward in the Paris agreement.
“If the Paris agreement to curb climate-warming emissions is to be taken gravely, no fresh combustion engine cars should be permitted on roads after 2030,” Mr Krischer told Spiegel.
Paris climate talks in pictures
Paris climate talks in pictures
A man is covered with a multi-coloured banner with the message, “Climate” as environmentalists attend a demonstration near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, during the World Climate Switch Conference two thousand fifteen (COP21) that meets in Le Bourget, December 12, 2015
French President Francois Hollande (C) and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (R) applaud after a statement at the COP21 Climate Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris, on December 12, 2015. The years-long quest for a universal pact to avert catastrophic climate switch neared the finish line today with conference host France announcing that the final draft had been ended in the early hours of the morning.
US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) speaks with China’s Special Representative on Climate Switch Xie Zhenhua (R) and officials at the COP21 Climate Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris, on December 12, 2015. The years-long quest for a universal pact to avert catastrophic climate switch neared the finish line today with conference host France announcing that the final draft had been ended in the early hours of the morning.
Delegates and members of NGO’s read and work on copies of ‘The adoption of the Paris agreement’ is pictured after the announcement of the final draft by French Foreign Affairs minister Laurent Fabius at the COP21 Climate Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris, on December 12, 2015. The years-long quest for a universal pact to avert catastrophic climate switch neared the finish line with conference host France announcing that the final draft had been ended in the early hours of the morning
UN climate chief Christiana Figueres (C) speaks with French President Francois Hollande (L), United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2ndL) and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (R) after a statement at the COP21 Climate Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris, on December 12, 2015. The years-long quest for a universal pact to avert catastrophic climate switch neared the finish line today with conference host France announcing that the final draft had been ended in the early hours of the morning
A Swiss Dominican priest poses with activists dressed as polar bears as activists gather for a demonstration to form a giant crimson line at the Avenue de la Grande armee boulevard in Paris on December 12, 2015, as a proposed 195-nation accord to curb emissions of the heat-trapping gases that menace to wreak havoc on Earth’s climate system is to be introduced at the United Nations conference on climate switch COP21 in Le Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris.
Activists hold up a giant banner reading ‘Climate justice’ by association ‘ourpowercampaign’ during a demonstration near the Arc de Triomphe at the Avenue de la Grande armee boulevard in Paris on December 12, 2015, as a proposed 195-nation accord to curb emissions of the heat-trapping gases that menace to wreak havoc on Earth’s climate system is to be introduced at the United Nations conference on climate switch COP21 in Le Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris.
Representatives of indigenous peoples demonstrate in Paris, France, as the World Climate Switch Conference two thousand fifteen (COP21) resumes at Le Bourget, December 12, 2015.
Environmentalists demonstrate near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, as the World Climate Switch Conference two thousand fifteen (COP21) proceeds at Le Bourget, December 12, 2015.
Environmentalists demonstrate near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, as the World Climate Switch Conference two thousand fifteen (COP21) proceeds at Le Bourget, December 12, 2015.
Activists form a giant crimson line during a demonstration on the Avenue de la Grande armee boulevard in Paris on December 12, 2015, as a proposed 195-nation accord to curb emissions of the heat-trapping gases that menace to wreak havoc on Earth’s climate system is to be introduced at the United Nations conference on climate switch COP21 in Le Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris
ALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Photos
The slogan “No Plan B” is projected on the Eiffel Tower as part of the World Climate Switch Conference two thousand fifteen (COP21) in Paris, France, December 11, 2015.
A switch to zero-emission cars is likely to put thousands of German auto industry jobs at risk as electrified cars only require ten per cent of the work force to assemble.
Greenpeace UK’s air pollution campaigner Areeba Hamid told The Independent the plans could be a meaty moment in the battle against air pollution.
“The German car industry is one of the most powerful in the world. If this bill is passed into law, it could be a pivotal moment in the shift towards a cleaner transport system and the battle against air pollution,” Ms Hamid told The Independent.
“If the German government can stand up to an influential car lobby, why can’t the UK government do the same? Widespread concerns about air pollution and climate switch combined with technological innovation are making the electrical car revolution almost unpreventable.
“The question now is whether ministers want to haul their feet until the very last minute or whether they’re ready to embrace a transport system fit for the 21st-century and reap the public health and economic prizes that come with it.”
Germany thrusts to ban petrol-fuelled cars within next twenty years, The Independent
Germany thrusts to ban petrol-fuelled cars within next twenty years
The resolution urges the European Commission to implement the ban across the European Union
- Shehab Khan
- @shehabkhan
- Monday ten October two thousand sixteen 15:Nineteen BST
The Independent Online
View of the Berlin skyline seen from Potsdamer Platz to Alexanderplatz Getty Pics
Germany’s federal council, the Bundesrat, has passed a resolution calling for a ban on combustion engine cars by 2030.
If the ban were to go through, German citizens would only be permitted to purchase electrical or hydrogen-fuelled cars.
The resolution, which has received cross-party support but has no legislative effect, calls on the European Commission to implement the ban across the European Union.
Read more
It also urges the European Commission to “review the current practices of taxation and dues with regard to a stimulation of emission-free mobility.”
Greens party lawmaker Oliver Krischer said the ban is needed to reach the requirements put forward in the Paris agreement.
“If the Paris agreement to curb climate-warming emissions is to be taken earnestly, no fresh combustion engine cars should be permitted on roads after 2030,” Mr Krischer told Spiegel.
Paris climate talks in pictures
Paris climate talks in pictures
A man is covered with a multi-coloured banner with the message, “Climate” as environmentalists attend a demonstration near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, during the World Climate Switch Conference two thousand fifteen (COP21) that meets in Le Bourget, December 12, 2015
French President Francois Hollande (C) and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (R) applaud after a statement at the COP21 Climate Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris, on December 12, 2015. The years-long quest for a universal pact to avert catastrophic climate switch neared the finish line today with conference host France announcing that the final draft had been finished in the early hours of the morning.
US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) speaks with China’s Special Representative on Climate Switch Xie Zhenhua (R) and officials at the COP21 Climate Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris, on December 12, 2015. The years-long quest for a universal pact to avert catastrophic climate switch neared the finish line today with conference host France announcing that the final draft had been ended in the early hours of the morning.
Delegates and members of NGO’s read and work on copies of ‘The adoption of the Paris agreement’ is pictured after the announcement of the final draft by French Foreign Affairs minister Laurent Fabius at the COP21 Climate Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris, on December 12, 2015. The years-long quest for a universal pact to avert catastrophic climate switch neared the finish line with conference host France announcing that the final draft had been finished in the early hours of the morning
UN climate chief Christiana Figueres (C) speaks with French President Francois Hollande (L), United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2ndL) and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (R) after a statement at the COP21 Climate Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris, on December 12, 2015. The years-long quest for a universal pact to avert catastrophic climate switch neared the finish line today with conference host France announcing that the final draft had been finished in the early hours of the morning
A Swiss Dominican priest poses with activists dressed as polar bears as activists gather for a demonstration to form a giant crimson line at the Avenue de la Grande armee boulevard in Paris on December 12, 2015, as a proposed 195-nation accord to curb emissions of the heat-trapping gases that menace to wreak havoc on Earth’s climate system is to be introduced at the United Nations conference on climate switch COP21 in Le Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris.
Activists hold up a giant banner reading ‘Climate justice’ by association ‘ourpowercampaign’ during a demonstration near the Arc de Triomphe at the Avenue de la Grande armee boulevard in Paris on December 12, 2015, as a proposed 195-nation accord to curb emissions of the heat-trapping gases that menace to wreak havoc on Earth’s climate system is to be introduced at the United Nations conference on climate switch COP21 in Le Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris.
Representatives of indigenous peoples demonstrate in Paris, France, as the World Climate Switch Conference two thousand fifteen (COP21) proceeds at Le Bourget, December 12, 2015.
Environmentalists demonstrate near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, as the World Climate Switch Conference two thousand fifteen (COP21) proceeds at Le Bourget, December 12, 2015.
Environmentalists demonstrate near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, as the World Climate Switch Conference two thousand fifteen (COP21) proceeds at Le Bourget, December 12, 2015.
Activists form a giant crimson line during a demonstration on the Avenue de la Grande armee boulevard in Paris on December 12, 2015, as a proposed 195-nation accord to curb emissions of the heat-trapping gases that menace to wreak havoc on Earth’s climate system is to be introduced at the United Nations conference on climate switch COP21 in Le Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris
ALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Photos
The slogan “No Plan B” is projected on the Eiffel Tower as part of the World Climate Switch Conference two thousand fifteen (COP21) in Paris, France, December 11, 2015.
A switch to zero-emission cars is likely to put thousands of German auto industry jobs at risk as electrified cars only require ten per cent of the work force to assemble.
Greenpeace UK’s air pollution campaigner Areeba Hamid told The Independent the plans could be a large moment in the battle against air pollution.
“The German car industry is one of the most powerful in the world. If this bill is passed into law, it could be a pivotal moment in the shift towards a cleaner transport system and the battle against air pollution,” Ms Hamid told The Independent.
“If the German government can stand up to an influential car lobby, why can’t the UK government do the same? Widespread concerns about air pollution and climate switch combined with technological innovation are making the electrical car revolution almost unavoidable.
“The question now is whether ministers want to haul their feet until the very last minute or whether they’re ready to embrace a transport system fit for the 21st-century and reap the public health and economic prizes that come with it.”
Germany shoves to ban petrol-fuelled cars within next twenty years, The Independent
Germany thrusts to ban petrol-fuelled cars within next twenty years
The resolution urges the European Commission to implement the ban across the European Union
- Shehab Khan
- @shehabkhan
- Monday ten October two thousand sixteen 15:Nineteen BST
The Independent Online
View of the Berlin skyline seen from Potsdamer Platz to Alexanderplatz Getty Pictures
Germany’s federal council, the Bundesrat, has passed a resolution calling for a ban on combustion engine cars by 2030.
If the ban were to go through, German citizens would only be permitted to purchase electrified or hydrogen-fuelled cars.
The resolution, which has received cross-party support but has no legislative effect, calls on the European Commission to implement the ban across the European Union.
Read more
It also urges the European Commission to “review the current practices of taxation and dues with regard to a stimulation of emission-free mobility.”
Greens party lawmaker Oliver Krischer said the ban is needed to reach the requirements put forward in the Paris agreement.
“If the Paris agreement to curb climate-warming emissions is to be taken earnestly, no fresh combustion engine cars should be permitted on roads after 2030,” Mr Krischer told Spiegel.
Paris climate talks in pictures
Paris climate talks in pictures
A man is covered with a multi-coloured banner with the message, “Climate” as environmentalists attend a demonstration near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, during the World Climate Switch Conference two thousand fifteen (COP21) that meets in Le Bourget, December 12, 2015
French President Francois Hollande (C) and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (R) applaud after a statement at the COP21 Climate Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris, on December 12, 2015. The years-long quest for a universal pact to avert catastrophic climate switch neared the finish line today with conference host France announcing that the final draft had been ended in the early hours of the morning.
US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) speaks with China’s Special Representative on Climate Switch Xie Zhenhua (R) and officials at the COP21 Climate Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris, on December 12, 2015. The years-long quest for a universal pact to avert catastrophic climate switch neared the finish line today with conference host France announcing that the final draft had been finished in the early hours of the morning.
Delegates and members of NGO’s read and work on copies of ‘The adoption of the Paris agreement’ is pictured after the announcement of the final draft by French Foreign Affairs minister Laurent Fabius at the COP21 Climate Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris, on December 12, 2015. The years-long quest for a universal pact to avert catastrophic climate switch neared the finish line with conference host France announcing that the final draft had been finished in the early hours of the morning
UN climate chief Christiana Figueres (C) speaks with French President Francois Hollande (L), United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2ndL) and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (R) after a statement at the COP21 Climate Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris, on December 12, 2015. The years-long quest for a universal pact to avert catastrophic climate switch neared the finish line today with conference host France announcing that the final draft had been finished in the early hours of the morning
A Swiss Dominican priest poses with activists dressed as polar bears as activists gather for a demonstration to form a giant crimson line at the Avenue de la Grande armee boulevard in Paris on December 12, 2015, as a proposed 195-nation accord to curb emissions of the heat-trapping gases that menace to wreak havoc on Earth’s climate system is to be introduced at the United Nations conference on climate switch COP21 in Le Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris.
Activists hold up a giant banner reading ‘Climate justice’ by association ‘ourpowercampaign’ during a demonstration near the Arc de Triomphe at the Avenue de la Grande armee boulevard in Paris on December 12, 2015, as a proposed 195-nation accord to curb emissions of the heat-trapping gases that menace to wreak havoc on Earth’s climate system is to be introduced at the United Nations conference on climate switch COP21 in Le Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris.
Representatives of indigenous peoples demonstrate in Paris, France, as the World Climate Switch Conference two thousand fifteen (COP21) resumes at Le Bourget, December 12, 2015.
Environmentalists demonstrate near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, as the World Climate Switch Conference two thousand fifteen (COP21) resumes at Le Bourget, December 12, 2015.
Environmentalists demonstrate near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, as the World Climate Switch Conference two thousand fifteen (COP21) proceeds at Le Bourget, December 12, 2015.
Activists form a giant crimson line during a demonstration on the Avenue de la Grande armee boulevard in Paris on December 12, 2015, as a proposed 195-nation accord to curb emissions of the heat-trapping gases that menace to wreak havoc on Earth’s climate system is to be introduced at the United Nations conference on climate switch COP21 in Le Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris
ALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Photos
The slogan “No Plan B” is projected on the Eiffel Tower as part of the World Climate Switch Conference two thousand fifteen (COP21) in Paris, France, December 11, 2015.
A switch to zero-emission cars is likely to put thousands of German auto industry jobs at risk as electrical cars only require ten per cent of the work force to assemble.
Greenpeace UK’s air pollution campaigner Areeba Hamid told The Independent the plans could be a hefty moment in the battle against air pollution.
“The German car industry is one of the most powerful in the world. If this bill is passed into law, it could be a pivotal moment in the shift towards a cleaner transport system and the battle against air pollution,” Ms Hamid told The Independent.
“If the German government can stand up to an influential car lobby, why can’t the UK government do the same? Widespread concerns about air pollution and climate switch combined with technological innovation are making the electrical car revolution almost unavoidable.
“The question now is whether ministers want to haul their feet until the very last minute or whether they’re ready to embrace a transport system fit for the 21st-century and reap the public health and economic prizes that come with it.”