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California city bans new petrol stations
Environment Mar 03, 2021
Petaluma’s 16 existing petrol stations will be allowed to continue to operate
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Petaluma’s 16 existing petrol stations will be allowed to continue to operate Petaluma in California has become the first US city to ban the construction of new petrol stations and pumps as part of its plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2030. The City Council unanimously approved a bill to continue an existing two-year moratorium indefinitely.
The city’s 16 existing petrol stations will be allowed to continue to operate, and the bill will make it easier for stations to add electric vehicle charging points and other alternative fuel stations on their premises. “This is a massive step forward in the fight to protect communities and the climate from fossil fuels,” environmental nonprofit Stand.earth , which supported the campaign for the bill, said on Twitter.
California 2035 Last September California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state would ban sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035. Newsom emphasised that the measure is not only aimed at improving the environment and addressing climate change but will also reboot US auto manufacturing. “This is the most impactful step our state can take to fight climate change – for too many decades we have allowed cars to pollute the air that our […]
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