Posted25 August 2022, 00:55
United StatesCalifornia to ban gasoline car sales by 2035
California, the largest market in the United States, hopes to encourage other American states to ban the sale of new polluting cars.
In recent years, many countries have tried to limit pollution from the automotive sector, such as the United Kingdom, Singapore and Israel. (illustrative image)
AFP
All new cars sold in California will have to be “zero emission” polluting, from 2035 at the latest, according to a text which must be adopted this week in this state at the forefront of efforts for an energy transition in the country.
The measure to be debated Thursday by the California Air Quality Board (California Air Resources Board, CARB), will formalize the objectives set in September 2020 by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, and which should encourage other States to do the same. The project, which has a “99.9%” chance of being approved according to one of the CARB members, Daniel Sperling who spoke to CNN, provides for various stages. Both diesel and petrol vehicles are targeted.
So in 2026, one-third of car sales in California must be “zero emission” vehicles, in other words, only vehicles running on electricity, hydrogen and certain hybrid vehicles, and it must be both third of sales by 2030.
«Monumental»
“It’s monumental,” said Daniel Sperling. “This is the single most important thing the California Air Quality Bureau has done in the past 30 years. It’s important not just for California, but for the country and the world.”
California with its more than 40 million consumers is the largest market in the United States and its standards impact manufacturing across the country. General Motors has already announced in January 2021 its intention to no longer build cars with polluting emissions by 2035 even if the group has not openly committed to offering only electric vehicles in 13 years.
Limit polluting emissions
The highly likely passage of the California measure is expected to come as President Joe Biden signed into law a sweeping climate and health investment plan last week, which includes a $370 billion package to cut emissions. greenhouse effect by 40% by 2030.
In recent years, many countries, especially in Europe, have tried to limit pollution from the automotive sector. The United Kingdom, Singapore and Israel have committed to ending sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030, and Norway has made this commitment for 2025.
According to scientists, human activity, in particular the use of fossil fuels, has led to global warming, which has in turn contributed to making extreme weather events more frequent and violent. According to scientists, one of the solutions to combat this warming therefore consists in limiting polluting emissions from fossil fuels.
(AFP)
