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The new goal is five years earlier than previously planned and will include hybrid vehicles for the first time
The nation also plans to stop restaurants giving out single-use straws by the end of 2020 and will force them to reduce the use of all single-use plastic items by nearly a third
The country aims to end coal power by 2038 at the latest and will compensate utilities, mines and state governments when it does so
The government also intends to stop granting National Car Tests for petrol and diesel vehicles from 2045
Under the plan, all privately-owned diesel vehicles will be banned from entering it every day between 7am and 3pm by March 2021
Solartech North East made almost 75,000 unsolicited calls for direct marketing purposes to subscribers whose numbers were registered with the Telephone Preference Service
The move follows concerns about people continuing to flush them down toilets, which contribute to the global marine plastic pollution issue
The supermarket will remove all non-recyclable and hard to recycle materials from its own products
The government said it received ‘overwhelming public support’ for the move
The formal adoption of the new rules is the final step in the procedure