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EU unveils sweeping climate change plan:
The European Union has announced a raft of climate change proposals aimed at pushing it towards its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050.
A dozen draft proposals, which still need to be approved by the bloc's 27 member states and the EU parliament, were announced on Wednesday.
They include plans to tax jet fuel and effectively ban the sale of petrol and diesel powered cars within 20 years.
The proposals, however, could face years of negotiations.
The plans triggered serious infighting at the European Commission, the bloc's administrative arm, as the final tweaks were being made, sources told the AFP news agency.
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She's so tough she won't take 'yes' for an answer.
(Score: 2) by inertnet on Sunday July 18 2021, @11:08PM (1 child)
Gasoline prices are expected to rise by at least 50% as a result. For you Americans, that amounts to $13.40 per gallon. Ordinary citizens can't afford an electric car, so they will be screwed deeply.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 19 2021, @12:16PM
Stupid Euro. If gasoline prices were to rise for Americans by 50%, that would put us at a bit over $4.50 a gallon in most states, or about $1.20 per liter.