#HiveHelp: When will EUR countries ban petrol and diesel cars?

The European Union has set a goal of achieving netzero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and to help achieve this goal, several EU countries have already?set targets to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars.?

The EU as a whole has not?yet approved a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, but there are several?proposals and initiatives underway to achieve this?goal.

In December 2020, the?European Commission?proposed a plan to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, which includes a goal of phasing out the sale of new petrol?and diesel cars by 2035.?

This proposal is currently being discussed and negotiated among EU member?states and the European Parliament, and it has not yet been officially approved.

Several EUR countries,?however, have already set?their own targets to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. For example:

Germany has set a target to phase out the sale of new?petrol and diesel cars by?2030. Although this target is not?yet legally binding. In?addition, several German?cities have set their own?more ambitious targets, such as?Stuttgart's goal to ban all diesel vehicles by 2030.

The UK has set a target to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans?by 2030, with hybrids banned by 2035. This policy was announced in November 2020 as part of the UK's Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.

France has set a target to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2040.?This policy was announced in 2017 as part of France's Climate Plan, which aims to make France carbon-neutral by 2050.

The Netherlands has set a target to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars?by 2030.

Norway has set a target to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2025.

Denmark has set a target to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030.

Sweden has set a target to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030.

Ireland has set a target to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030.

It's worth noting that these targets are not yet set in stone and are subject to?change depending on political and economic circumstances.