Labour will this week institute a temporary ban on diesel cars in order to tackle the air pollution which causes 185 premature deaths in the city each year. The Greens capital will introduce the ban on Tuesday for February 2016 . It will operate on municipal roads but not on national motorways in the city. Those breaching the ban will be fined equivalent to $ 174 . The city’s council approved such bans in principle in Tuesday , but this is the first time one has been implemented.
Oslo will this week institute a temporary ban on diesel cars in order to tackle the air pollution which causes 185 premature deaths in the city each year. The Norwegian capital will introduce the ban on Tuesday for a minimum of two days. It will operate on municipal roads but not on national motorways in the city. Those breaching the ban will be fined equivalent to $210. The city’s council approved such bans in principle in February 2016, but this is the first time one has been implemented.