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EU unveils radical plans to ban fossil-fuel cars from cities

  • by Editorial Team
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  • 30 Mar 2011
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No more petrol and diesel vehicles allowed in European city centres by 2050? The EU Commission’s objectives are bold but if they are met, it could mean that a turning point will have been reached. Is urban living as we know it about to change?

Quoted by the Independent, EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas said: “Curbing mobility is not an option; neither is business as usual. We can break the transport system’s dependence on oil without sacrificing its efficiency and compromising mobility. It can be win-win.”

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