UK to ban sales of new diesel and gasoline trucks by 2040
Quantum Commodity Intelligence - The sale of new diesel and gasoline trucks in the UK will be banned from 2040, the UK government announced Wednesday as it unveiled its transport decarbonisation plan, which also includes a consultation, called 'jet zero', on making the aviation sector commit to net zero emissions by 2050.
The paper's publication coincides with plans due to be outlined later in the day by the European Commission on how the EU aims to meet its goal of cutting emissions by 55 per cent from 1990 levels by 2030.
The UK move on tucks follows the government's announcement last November to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2030, and hybrid vehicles from 2035.
Heavy goods vehicles account for about 17% of emissions from transport according to government figures, compared with more than 55pc from cars.
Under the proposal, new diesel and gasoline trucks will be banned in the UK from 2035 and 2040 - the smaller ones first, followed by those weighing more than 26 tonnes.
As part of the announcements, the government also said that it would switch its full fleet of 40,000 cars and vans to zero emissions vehicles by 2027 rather than 2030.
Other measures included in the UK's blueprint for slashing emissions from transport include a pledge to reach "net-zero aviation emissions" by 2050, with an aim of slashing emissions from airports to net zero at an earlier date of 2040.
