Britain to ban all new diesel and petrol heavy goods vehicles from 2040

LONDON — Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel heavy goods vehicles from 2040 as part of a broader package of green initiatives aimed at achieving net zero emissions from all forms of transport 10 years later.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is seeking to elevate Britain’s environmental credentials as he prepares to hold the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, in Scotland later this year.

The government said that it would ban the sale of smaller diesel trucks from 2035, and larger ones weighing more than 26 tons from 2040, or earlier if feasible.

It also set out plans to create a net zero rail network by 2050 and ensure net zero domestic aviation emissions by 2040. —