法国将在2040年前禁售汽油柴油车
France set to ban sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040
France is set to ban the sale of any car that uses petrol or diesel fuel by 2040, in what the ecology minister called a "revolution".
法国将于2040年之前禁止任何汽油或柴油汽车的销售,此举被环境部长称为一次"革命".
Nicolas Hulot announced the planned ban on fossil fuel vehicles as part of a renewed commitment to the Paris climate deal.
法国新任环境部长尼古拉斯-于勒宣布将按计划禁售化石燃料汽车,这是对巴黎气候协定的再次承诺.
He said France planned to become carbon neutral by 2050.
他表示,法国计划在2050年之前实现碳平衡.
Hybrid cars make up about 3.5% of the French market, with pure electric vehicles accounting for just 1.2%.
混合动力车约占法国汽车市场份额的3.5%,纯电动汽车仅占1.2%.
It is not yet clear what will happen to existing fossil fuel vehicles still in use in 2040.
目前尚不清楚,2040年仍在使用中的现存化石燃料汽车将如何处置.
Mr Hulot, a veteran environmental campaigner, was appointed by new French President Emmanuel Macron. Mr Macron has openly criticised US environmental policy, urging Donald Trump to "make our planet great again".
于勒是资深的环保运动领导者,在新任法国总统埃马纽埃尔•马克龙的任命下担任环境部长.马克龙曾公开批评美国的环境政策,敦促唐纳德·特朗普"让我们的地球再次伟大".
President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement in June was explicitly named as a factor in France's new vehicle plan.
六月特朗普总统决定退出巴黎气候变化协定,这无疑是促成法国新的汽车政策的一个因素.
"France has decided to become carbon neutral by 2050 following the US decision," Mr Hulot said, adding that the government would have to make investments to meet that target.
于勒说："由于美国的退出,法国决定在2050年之前实现碳平衡",他又补充道,政府必须通过投资来达到这一目标.
Poorer households would receive financial assistance to replace older, more polluting vehicles with cleaner ones, he said.
