The sale of new diesel trucks in the UK will be banned from 2040 under the government’s transport decarbonisation plan due to be unveiled on Wednesday, according to people briefed on the proposals.
The much delayed plan will include several public consultations on measures designed to cut pollution in the transport sector as the UK seeks to have net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The paper, which has yet to be signed off by ministers, should be published on the same day as the European Commission sets out how the EU aims to meet its goal of cutting emissions by 55 per cent from 1990 levels by 2030. Brussels wants to increase taxes on polluting fuels and introduce an EU-wide levy on aviation kerosene for the first time.
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