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<p>The Transport Decarbonisation Plan, announced last year, will be published later
this year. Ahead of that, a call for engagement, setting the scale of the challenge,
will include the department’s forecasts of emissions based on current policies. We
already recognise the need to go further than current plans, as shown by the announcement
earlier this month on new cars and vans.</p><p>In that announcement, the Prime Minister
set out a consultation on bringing forward the end to the sale of new petrol and diesel
vehicles to 2035, or earlier if a faster transition appears feasible. This reflects
the advice from the Committee on Climate Change – to make sure that the UK meets its
net zero by 2050 commitments. The consultation’s purpose will be to identify what
the accompanying package of support will need to be to enable the transition and minimise
the impacts on consumers and businesses across the UK, building on the significant
demand and supply side measures already in place. We plan to conclude the consultation
in the summer.</p><p> </p>
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