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Greece to ban sale of internal-combustion engine vehicles from 2030

Athens, May 19 (UNI/Sputnik) Greece will impose a ban on a sale of vehicles with internal-combustion engines from 2030, also prohibiting a production of electricity from solid fossil fuel, or brown coal, from 2029, according to a draft law on climate protection, submitted to the country's parliament.
The draft bill includes measures to phase out the use of fossil fuel in transport, construction and electricity generation.
By 2030, greenhouse gas emissions should be reduced by at least 55%, and by 2040 by 80% compared to the emissions level of 1990, according to the draft law. The production of electricity from solid fossil fuels is prohibited from December 31, 2028, with the term of brown coal use able to be shortened.
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IDF says struck over 40 Hamas targets in Gaza strip in past day

17 Apr 2024 | 3:19 PM

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Over 13,500 evacuated in Russia's Kurgan floods

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