France aims to end the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2040 and become carbon neutral 10 years later, Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot said on Thursday at a presentation of measures to keep up momentum on the Paris climate agreement. French President Emmanuel Macron wants to press ahead with implementing the pact to fight climate change after U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of the landmark deal reached in the French capital in 2015.
France to end sale of diesel and gasoline vehicles by 2040
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