▁G ove ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁fuel ▁comb ust ion ▁vehicle ▁ban ▁will ▁be ▁put ▁into ▁place ▁due ▁to ▁air ▁poll ution . ▁The ▁ban ▁will ▁take ▁effect ▁by ▁ 2 0 4 0 . ▁This ▁ban ▁will ▁end ▁the ▁sales ▁of ▁new ▁fuel ▁comb ust ion ▁cars , ▁tr uck s , ▁v ans , ▁and ▁bus es ▁that ▁have ▁pet rol ▁and ▁dies el ▁engines ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁The ▁ban ▁does ▁not ▁include ▁plug - in ▁hy brid ▁vehicles . ▁The ▁reason ▁of ▁the ▁ban ▁is ▁to ▁reduce ▁poll ution ▁and ▁carbon ▁em issions ▁from ▁the ▁atmosphere ▁in ▁order ▁stop ▁the ▁end anger ment ▁and ▁death s ▁of ▁people , ▁animals , ▁and ▁plants ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁poll ution ▁and ▁carbon ▁em issions . ▁This ▁also ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁transport ation ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁will ▁be ▁plug - in ▁hy brid ▁and ▁all - elect ric ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁He ▁introduced ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁be e - harm ing ▁p estic ides . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁pra ised ▁by ▁Green pe ace ▁UK ▁executive ▁director ▁John ▁Sau ven ▁for ▁his ▁strong ▁st ance ▁on ▁issues ▁like ▁be e - harm ing ▁p estic ides , ▁single - use ▁pl astic ▁bott les ▁and ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁internal ▁comb ust ion ▁engine ", ▁adding ▁" G ove ▁has ▁def ied ▁many ▁people ’ s ▁expect ations ▁on ▁the ▁environment ". ▁ ▁G ove ▁faced ▁criticism ▁over ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁Ben ▁G olds m ith ▁to ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁non