Nicolas Hulot
France to end sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2040
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France has announced it will end the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles in less than 25 years. The country plans to meet its targets under the Paris climate accord, new Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot announced Thursday.
"We are announcing the end of the sale of gasoline and diesel cars by 2040," he said.
France to Ban All Petrol and Diesel Vehicles by 2040
France plans to outlaw all petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040, its new environment minister, Nicolas Hulot, has announced, quoted by the Telegraph.co.uk.
The radical measure was one of a series he unveiled at a press conference this morning as part of French president Emmanuel Macron's plans to make France a carbon neutral country by 2050.
Turkey has to put more effort against climate change, special divider to Hollande says
Turkey has to put more effort into environmental protection issues and climate change, while citizens should ask more on this front, according to a special adviser to the French president who came to Ankara for a summit.
Nicolas Hulot, the French president's special envoy for the protection of the planet, told daily Hürriyet that Turkey must show more effort.