11/18/2020 12:00
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Updated 11/18/2020 12:00
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson advanced to 2030 the ban on the sale of new gasoline and diesel vehicles in the United Kingdom, within the framework of the
"green industrial revolution"
that he intends to turn into a generator of employment.
The conservative government's 10-point plan, which aims to "create and sustain" up to 250,000 jobs, aims to develop offshore wind energy, hydrogen for heating and transportation,
promote the electric car
, plant thousands of hectares of trees or become " world leader "in terms of CO2 capture and storage.
At the same time, the plan includes promoting
nuclear energy
, the prime minister's services reported in a statement.
The ban on gasoline and diesel vehicles entails the development of electric cars and the generation of electricity in a sustainable way.
Photo: AP
These measures will allow the United Kingdom, which will host the UN climate conference, COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, to achieve its goal of
zero net
greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
"After extensive consultations with car manufacturers, the prime minister confirms that the UK will stop selling new cars and new gasoline and diesel utility vehicles by 2030," the statement said.
In February, Boris Johnson had moved forward by five years, to 2035, this goal.
Now, only hybrid vehicle sales will be authorized until this date.
In London as well as in other cities around the world, there are certain sectors of the city that can only be accessed with a zero or low emission vehicle.
Photo: AP.
This "green industrial revolution" will mobilize 12,000 million pounds in public investment (about 15,908 million dollars), of which 1,300 million to accelerate the deployment of charging stations for electric vehicles.
In October, Boris Johnson promised to make the UK the
Saudi Arabia of offshore wind
, capable of powering all British homes with output quadrupled to 40 gigawatts by 2030 - the equivalent of more than 40 reactors. nuclear.
In addition to the goal of carbon neutrality in 2050, the leader hopes that his green "revolution" will reduce regional inequalities and partially eliminate the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
"Our green industrial revolution will be powered by wind (farms) in Scotland and in the North East, powered by electric vehicles made in the Midlands and will advance thanks to the latest technologies developed in Wales," he said.
The NGO Greenpeace has hailed the ban on new gasoline and diesel vehicles as "a turning point in climate action"
However, he regrets that Boris Johnson "maintains other speculative solutions, such as nuclear and hydrogen from fossil fuels."
Source: agencies
