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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

MEPs call for 20% reduction in car emissions by 2025

An exhaust pipe of a car on a street in Berlin, Germany
Transport is the only economic sector where carbon emissions have been rising. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

Lawmakers in the European parliament have called for a faster reduction in car pollution to accelerate the shift to electric vehicles in Europe.

Last year the European Commission proposed an end to new cars powered by petrol or diesel by 2035, as part of its far-reaching green deal, the EU response to the climate crisis.

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