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United Kingdom: MPs call for diesel cars scrappage scheme tackle air pollution

2015-11-20 14:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The government should consider a scrappage scheme for diesel cars to get polluting vehicles off the streets of Englands cities, where they contribute to tens of thousands of premature deaths every year, according to an influential committee of MPs. The call echoes a proposal from London Mayor Boris Johnson who has suggested up to 2,000 per car could be paid to get 150,000 diesels off the capitals roads. Ministers should also revise vehicle excise duty (road tax) to encourage drivers to...

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