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The cabinet on Thursday approved a bill which, among others, would grant the transport minister far-reaching powers, including designating roads or areas barred to vehicles running on conventional fuels, part of a stated drive to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions.

Drafted by the transport ministry, the bill is titled ‘Designating special measures to reduce atmospheric pollutants and greenhouse gas deriving from road transit.”

According to a statement, road transport in Cyprus “is responsible for about 50 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions (mostly CO2) in relation to activities not included in the ETS (Emissions Trading System).

“This translates to approximately two million tonnes a year.”

The statement added that the measures to be taken “will help achieve the goals of the ‘National Governance System for the Climate and Energy’ as well as the ‘National Action Plan for the Improvement of Quality of Air in Cyprus’.

“This relates to atmospheric gas emissions, in the framework of the obligations arising from the ‘European Green Deal’ and the package of legislation known as ‘Fit for 55’.”

The bill is a “reform” undertaken to be implemented by the transport ministry, within the framework of the national Recovery and Resilience plan (also known as ‘Cyprus Tomorrow’). To this end, the statement read, two subsidy schemes have already been approved – a scheme subsidising the purchase of electric cars, and another for the withdrawal from circulation of polluting vehicles.

“With these incentives, the granting of positive incentives for reducing [greenhouse gas] emissions from road transport is already underway.”

Once the law is enacted, the transport minister, following consultation with a local authority (municipality) will be able to specify measures, such as: designate areas/roads of low or zero emissions; prohibiting, in certain areas or on roads, or on certain days and times, the circulation of polluting vehicles; and designate a date beyond which the registration of polluting vehicles, for example cars running on diesel, will not be permitted.

Other powers granted to the transport minister will include designating bus lanes, or designating transport-related activities to be carried out exclusively with electric vehicles – for instance item deliveries.

FULL story here:- https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/01/26/cabinet-approves-bill-aimed-at-reducing-atmospheric-pollutants/

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Dave
Moira And Dave

“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”

This has to be stopped and opposed as soon as possible.

There is NO viable alternative for transport at this time for many reasons and this is a part of the push to have electric only vehicles and 15 minutes cities. A further extension and intervention in our lives by the WEF and liberal agendists.

The road ''improvements'' if you want to call them that are already in preparation for this oncluding the internal control structures to do so.

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Straight talking, no Gimmicks.

Live your dreams.

There will be no escape. Cyprus is signed up to the Climate Change religion.

Won't be long before vehicles can only be used on certain days of the week according to the number plate.
IE Odd numbers on certain days and even numbers on others.

Any other practical suggestions?

Best suggestion is to send all the Climate Change followers to a place where they can change for themselves and follow the flawed science and agendas they are gullible to.

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Straight talking, no Gimmicks.

Live your dreams.

Well here we have ruling with chaos ! On one hand they say buy electric cars , go green, low carbon foot print and on the other hand the electricity distribution company is wetting its knickers because it cant cope with a small percentage of green electricity, pv panels . Manufacturers are producing a large range of 2 to 3 tonne electric suvs with massive batteries and very little in the way of genuinely low energy, low carbon vehicles . You say but people want big suv trucks ! This should be about what is good for the enviroment and not what the marketing bods want to flog us. I see little in the way of the electricity company producing energy without using fossil fuels so this ev thing is a complete waste of space ! You might as well buy a petrol or diesel generator to charge your ev , its the same thing . As always those in government who come up with these hair brained schemes are largely unaffected by them as they have sufficent funds to just pay the extra taxes and levies or are exempt as they are political figures. It will be interesting to see how this pans out , if they do what they are saying i see civil unrest and rioting .