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EU lawmakers vote to ban sale of petrol cars, rejects ‘weak’ reforms to emissions trading

In a dramatic verdict, EU lawmakers voted to ban the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035 and rejected a proposal to update the EU’s Emissions Trading System after conservative parties tried to water down targets.

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