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France Affirms Ban on Fossil Fuel Cars by 2040
France is finalizing a new law on mobility that will formally ban the sale of fossil fuel-powered cars by 2040.
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France is finalizing a new law on mobility that will formally ban the sale of fossil fuel-powered cars by 2040.
That goal was first articulated two years ago by then-environment minister Nicolas Hulot. The scheme was to include incentives to coax consumers into electric vehicles, shut down all coal-fired power plants by 2022 and ban oil and gas exploration within French’s territories.
Reuters notes that Hulot resigned last year in protest of what he said was a lack of commitment by President Emmanuel Macron’s administration to follow up on environmental initiatives.
Hulot’s replacement, Elizabeth Borne, tells BFM television that the 2040 target is being revived to give France a path to achieve its goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050.
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