German government has passed a resolution to ban non-zero emission vehicles from sale by 2030.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars...gines-by-2030/
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The German Bundesrat's decision dovetails with the Paris Climate Agreement, a UN agreement to combat greenhouse gas emissions starting in 2020. To meet the agreement, Germany must reduce its CO2 emissions by 95 percent by the year 2050; the auto industry makes up about 2.7 percent of Germany's gross domestic product, and vehicles and vehicle components are 20 percent of that nation's exports.
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Look for the climate change movement to become less about warnings, resolutions and agreements - and more about concrete actions that will have varying impacts. More taxes on fossil fuels, carbon credits needed for air travel, local sourcing for food, attempting to meet emission agreements, etc.
Along with rising energy prices as fossil fuels and other resources are depleted, this translates to a significant decline in living standards for most of us. And with the leftist governments pretty much having hijacked the green movements for their own nefarious purposes, the mantra of "but it's for the good of Mother Earth" will be used early and often - the way of the catch phrase "but it's for the good of the children" has been used to justify pouring GOBs of money down the rathole known as public education.
