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Delayed decarbonisation plan for achieving net zero emissions for transport by 2050 is published. New diesel and petrol lorries will be banned in Britain by 2040, under a greenprintť to decarbonise all types of transport by 2050.
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Welsh MPs call for HS2 to be reclassified as ‘England only project’
Welsh MPs have called for High Speed 2 (HS2) to be reclassified as an “England only project”. A report from the Welsh Affairs Committee – Railway Infrastructure in Wales – says that while significant investment has been dedicated to HS2, Wales will not benefit in the same way as Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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- Ban on polluting lorries pledged in Tories transport greenprintDelayed decarbonisation plan for achieving net zero emissions for transport by 2050 is published. New diesel and petrol lorries will be banned in Britain by 2040, under a greenprintť to decarbonise all types of transport by 2050.
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- Electric trucks to be charged on the move with overhead wires [subscription]Motorways will be fitted with overhead electric wires as part of plans to ban the sale of all diesel-powered HGVs within two decades.
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- New diesel lorries to be banned from 2040Efforts to reduce carbon emissions to meet net zero targets will be a key theme of the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow.
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