Rejected petition Introduce a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2025 in the UK

Both Norway and the Netherlands have voted to ban the sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2025. It will be impossible to hit global carbon reduction targets without radical actions, such as this. The UK should be leading the way on reducing the impact of climate change.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/norway-to-ban-the-sale-of-all-fossil-fuel-based-cars-by-2025-and-replace-with-electric-vehicles-a7065616.html

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/18/netherlands-parliament-electric-car-petrol-diesel-ban-by-2025

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The open petition similar to yours is https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/126512

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Date submitted 18 August 2016
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