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France's new 'climate plan': Sales of petrol and diesel vehicles to end by 2040
TheLocal.fr ^ | 6 July 2017 14:56 CEST+02:00 | The Local/AFP

Posted on 07/06/2017 9:59:41 PM PDT by Olog-hai

France’s swashbuckling TV star turned environment minister Nicolas Hulot laid out France’s new “climate plan” intended to meet the ambitious targets of the Paris climate accord on Thursday and become carbon neutral by 2050. […]

“We are announcing an end to the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040,” Hulot said, calling it a “veritable revolution”.

“The solutions are there,” Hulot said. “Our own manufacturers have what they need to support this promise”, adding that it all contributed to the “public health agenda”.

Acknowledging that reaching the target would be “tough”, particularly for automakers, Hulot said that France’s car industry was well equipped to make the switch. […]

… Hulot also said he would end all new exploitation of oil and gas reserves in France, for which a law will be put through parliament in the autumn. He vowed to end all use of fossil fuels by 2040. …

(Excerpt) Read more at thelocal.fr ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News; Travel; Weather
KEYWORDS: automobileindustry; climatechangehoax; eussr; france; globalwarminghoax; hulot; internalcombustion; parisaccords
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1 posted on 07/06/2017 9:59:41 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
Why wait? Start now and shutdown the gas stations and close the dirty old car dealerships. It's for the grandchildren;-/

Ed

2 posted on 07/06/2017 10:08:08 PM PDT by husky ed (FOX NEWS ALERT "Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead" THIS HAS BEEN A FOX NEWS ALERT)
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To: Olog-hai

About as zany as Mr. Hulot’s Holiday circa 1953.


3 posted on 07/06/2017 10:09:57 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists Call 'em what you will, they all have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: husky ed

What will they use? Flintstone Mobiles?


4 posted on 07/06/2017 10:10:37 PM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: Olog-hai

Idiot!

5 posted on 07/06/2017 10:10:47 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: Olog-hai

The German ban is slated to start in 2030....so the French are lagging by an entire decade.


6 posted on 07/06/2017 10:12:04 PM PDT by pepsionice
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To: Olog-hai

That gives them plenty of time to back out. If they are serious about this, why not do it bow?


7 posted on 07/06/2017 10:12:23 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Olog-hai

Great! More gasoline for us.


8 posted on 07/06/2017 10:23:24 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies Tell me where is sanity?)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Will they have a solar military too? Air France?


9 posted on 07/06/2017 10:46:09 PM PDT by umgud
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To: Jeff Chandler

Will they have a solar military too? Air France?


10 posted on 07/06/2017 10:46:28 PM PDT by umgud
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To: Olog-hai

So France will single-handedly save the Earth by 2040. They won’t be around anymore, having sacrificed their economy, their culture, and their entire civilization. But those left alive in 2041 can still remember them by eating French fries, French bread, and French toast, knowing we’re all safe because of them.


11 posted on 07/06/2017 10:52:00 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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Yes it will be tough...it will be very tough for the people who have these rules imposed upon them...not for those of us who make the rules.


12 posted on 07/06/2017 10:53:55 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them!)
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Yes it will be tough...it will be very tough for the people who have these rules imposed upon them...not for those of us who make the rules.


13 posted on 07/06/2017 10:54:36 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them!)
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Why would phasing out petrol cars be a bad thing?

Are there people who would do anything in their power to hang onto petrol engines?


14 posted on 07/06/2017 11:14:28 PM PDT by pennyfarmer (A conservative also conserves his resources.)
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“Why would phasing out petrol cars be a bad thing?”

Because coercing people into half-baked technology is a bad thing. When alternatives to gasoline become technically and economically competitive, the market will gobble them up. It won’t need the government to force it.


15 posted on 07/06/2017 11:38:04 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy (rightwingcrazy)
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Absolutely correct.

Of course, after viewing some of the steam cars on Jay Leno’s Garage, I’d like to own something like a Doble E-series. Don’t have to worry about overheating a steamer 😊
16 posted on 07/06/2017 11:45:06 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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"We are announcing an end to the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040"

The Islamic masters of 2040 France may have something to say about that.
17 posted on 07/06/2017 11:45:50 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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The froggies can plan ahead all they want. In 2040 the muzzies will be the new rulers so all these plans will be trashed and Macron knows it so he will launch such brainfarts for years to come.


18 posted on 07/06/2017 11:49:21 PM PDT by knighthawk (We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)
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To: pennyfarmer

Why should government “phase out” any technology at all? It is not their business to force people to buy something they may not want, especially if it’s an Otto-cycle-engine gasoline-burning car they want. Or even an incandescent bulb. Let the market decide. It’s bad enough that the government interferes to the degree that the diesel cars that a sizable number want are forced out of the US market in particular. This “phas(ing) out” by government is all about control and nothing else.


19 posted on 07/06/2017 11:49:41 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

By 2040, the country now known as France will be called whatever the musselmen have named it; the only foods eaten will be halal; and all will hail this first great step into the 7th century ...


20 posted on 07/07/2017 2:05:01 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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