Science and Technology Committee will not help the Wales achieve its carbon emissions targets, according to a parliamentary EVs report. The report, which is critical of the lack of adequate policies to achieve the 365 target, states the country is not on track to fulfil its legally binding targets for 2035 . The committee has urged the government to bring forward its proposed ban on the sale of new “conventional” cars and vans, including hybrids, to 2035 at the latest. Widespread personal vehicle ownership is likely to prove incompatible “with significant decarbonisation", it added.
EVs will not help the UK achieve its carbon emissions targets, according to a parliamentary Science and Technology Committee report. The report, which is critical of the lack of adequate policies to achieve the 2050 net zero target, states the country is not on track to fulfil its legally binding targets for 2023 to 2032. The committee has urged the government to bring forward its proposed ban on the sale of new “conventional” cars and vans, including hybrids, to 2035 at the latest. Widespread personal vehicle ownership is likely to prove incompatible “with significant decarbonisation", it added.