Europe must stop selling new petrol, diesel and conventional hybrid cars by 2028 in order to stand a better chance of honouring the Paris Agreement’s most ambitious target, according to a new study.
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| Petrol and diesel engines may have to go the way of the dodo if the Paris Agreement's targets are to be met |
Research conducted by the German Aerospace Centre, commissioned by Greenpeace Belgium, says that passenger car engines as we know it need to be completely phased out from new sales before the end of the next decade.
Otherwise, Europe will struggle to “meaningfully contribute” to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the most ambitious part of the Paris Agreement on climate change’s “well below 2 degrees Celsius” overall aim.
Green activists have now urged governments to adopt effective phase-out regimes, so that existing fleets can be replaced in good time.
Read the story by Sam Morgan from EurActiv - “10 years to ditch fossil fuel car engines, save Paris climate target, warns study.”
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