Four of world's biggest cities to ban diesel cars from their centres

(The Guardian, 2 Dec 2016) Paris, Madrid, Athens and Mexico City will ban the most polluting cars and vans by 2025 to tackle air pollution.

Four of the world’s biggest cities are to ban diesel vehicles from their centres within the next decade, as a means of tackling air pollution, with campaigners urging other city leaders to follow suit.

The mayors of Paris, Madrid, Athens and Mexico City announced plans on Friday to take diesel cars and vans off their roads by 2025.

Anne Hidalgo, mayor of Paris, led the initiative at the C40 conference of mayors on climate change, taking place in Mexico this week. She said: “Mayors have already stood up to say that climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face. Today, we also stand up to say we no longer tolerate air pollution and the health problems and deaths it causes, particularly for our most vulnerable citizens.”

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The Guardian, 2 Dec 2016: Four of world's biggest cities to ban diesel cars from their centres