Route ‘35

How a California-style ZEV Mandate can deliver the phase-out of petrol and diesel cars.

July 22, 2020

Transport is now the UK’s biggest source of climate-warming greenhouse gases. While other sectors slash their emissions, cars continue to produce 15% of our annual emissions, and the figure is still rising. To solve this, the Government plans to ban new petrol and diesel cars by 2035. Here Policy Exchange sets out how this can be achieved, following best international practice.

Authors

Ed Birkett

Head of Energy and Environment (2020-2022)