Rishi Sunak, the British prime minister, is weighing deferring by five years to 2035 a ban on the sale of cars powered by diesel and petrol, according to a person familiar with the plan
European Union nations are pushing to water down tougher restrictions on non-CO2 tailpipe emissions from cars.
Countries in the EU, a trailblazer on environmental regulations, want to weaken so-called Euro 7 rules that aim to cut pollution from cars, according to a document seen by Bloomberg News. While it won’t alter the timeline for phasing out the combustion engine, it highlights concerns some nations have over the potential impact of the green transition.
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