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UK unveils new plan to cut NO2; sale of new conventional gasoline and diesel cars to end by 2040; focus on local action

Green Car Congress

National estimation of background concentrations produces a result for each 1km grid square and each of 9,000 major road links in the UK, which are used to assess compliance. The UK assesses air quality, as well as legal compliance with these obligations, via a combination of monitoring data and modeling.

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The Budget 2009 - working towards sustainable transport

Green Cars News

Increasing company car benefit in kind tax in the future for all but the lowest carbon cars. Introducing a vehicle scrappage scheme. From April 2010 anyone buying a new car will pay a different rate of vehicles tax in the first year of registration. Company Car Tax. Confirming future increases in fuel duty. P11d value**.

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Can the UK lead the green car charge? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Having already adjusted its road tax system to penalise the heaviest polluters and introduced congestion charges; the Government created a vehicle scrappage scheme earlier this year meant to help more motorists make green choices while boosting the automotive sector. Now it seems that its efforts have been rewarded.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

Scrappage schemes . The OECD has conducted analysis on the components of effective ‘scrappage schemes’. Policy and regulatory settings (including access to the grid, competition settings). . Capacity of the grid and managing demand. . Role of public and private sector fleets – including using the tax system .