COPENHAGEN, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Denmark will propose banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, a spokesman from the Danish energy and climate ministry told Reuters on Tuesday. The proposal formally be will be made by the government later on Tuesday and has to be passed in parliament to become law, the spokesman said. With the proposal, Denmark may follow the example of Britain and France who have pledged to ban new petrol and diesel cars from 2040 in a win for electric cars that could hit the wealth of oil producers and transform car industry jobs. (Reporting by Emil Gjerding Nielson; Editing by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Louise Heavens)
Denmark’s government is set to propose a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030. The proposal will be debated in parliament, where it must be passed before it becomes law. The move follows similar pledges from France and the UK, where new petrol and diesel cars will be banned from 2040.