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An exhaust pipe is seen as a vehicle sitting in traffic approaches the Blackwall Tunnel, in London, Britain, November 18, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel heavy good vehicles from 2040 as part of a broader package of green initiatives aimed at achieving net zero emissions from all forms of transport ten years later.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson s government is seeking to elevate Britain s environmental credentials as he prepares to hold the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, in Scotland later this year.
The government said that it would ban the sale of smaller diesel trucks from 2035, and larger ones weighing more than 26 tonnes from 2040, or earlier if feasible.
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