"from 2030 the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines will be banned"

11/5/2021
By WarNews 24/7
Translated from Greek
"Rocket" K. Mitsotaki: Finally the cars with gasoline and oil - Finally the oil burners

Shock announcements for millions of drivers
As part of Agenda 2030, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, during the cabinet meeting, announced that the installation of oil burners in areas where there is an adequate natural gas network is being completed.

In addition, it announced the end of internal combustion engines (petrol and diesel) in cars.

His speech
I now come to the agenda of our regular meeting today, which could also be described as "green", as it focuses on four bold reforms concerning the environment, the country's energy orientation towards renewable energy sources.

First and foremost, the climate law, which the country is acquiring for the first time. The new framework for the production and storage of electricity from clean sources, with an emphasis on offshore wind farms. Third, the transformation of the hydrocarbon management authority. And of course the national plan of circular economy for the four years 2021-2025.

We are talking, therefore, about a multilevel, a coherent program that leads Greece to the new era with goals and timetables. In a development which on the one hand will offer clean and cheap energy but at the same time will offer many, good new jobs and a better quality of life to the citizens.

It is a necessary choice in the midst of the climate crisis, but it is a choice synonymous with the progress of the place and the prosperity of society.

The new framework obviously serves our country's commitments, which I had the opportunity to reiterate on Monday at the UN summit.

Greece remains a European protagonist in the rapid decontamination of polluting lignite. I remind you that by 2023 at the latest, all the old polluting units of PPC will have been closed and by 2028 at the latest - this date may come earlier - we will be completely independent from the burning of lignite.

At the same time, we are a pioneer in the investments of renewable energy sources but also in the electrification, but at the same time - and I want to emphasize this - we are also becoming a hub for the transfer of clean energy to the Mediterranean.

The energy diplomacy that Greece is already launching is also moving in this direction, such as the recent agreement with Egypt on the electricity interconnection, through which clean electricity will be transferred from the African sun to Greece and from there to Europe. .

But Greece's position as an energy hub concerns not only the present but also the future. In the discussions we had, for example, with Saudi Arabia, Greece can become a hub for the entry of green hydrogen that will be produced in the Middle East and through Greece will be introduced to the European market.

It thus becomes clear that the global energy environment, apart from being a development challenge, is also a field for upgrading the geostrategic and international position of our country.

The green policy that we will discuss today, however, also concerns everyday life. This will get better because under the climate law we are making some very specific commitments.

For example, from 2023, all new homes that will be built will be banned from installing oil burners where there is an adequate gas network.

From 2025 all new taxis in Athens and Thessaloniki, but also 1/3 of the rental vehicles, should be either electric or zero emission vehicles.

And from 2030 the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines will be banned.

I know that these goals are ambitious, but they are necessary and with the plan we have at our disposal they can become realistic. After all, these are initiatives to which all Greeks now respond and first and foremost our young people.

This is proved, moreover, by the great success of the "Save" program, as well as the rapid transformation of our islands into green, energy-autonomous areas.

Tomorrow I will be in Halki, I will have the opportunity to launch the GR - eco islands initiative, which will show a model of transition of our small and then our large islands to the green season. Which means not just a cleaner environment but cheaper electricity for everyone.

This green policy, ladies and gentlemen, is also a development challenge of the times. It is no coincidence that today will be completed the Share Capital Increase of PPC, 1.35 billion euros which many important and reliable investors rushed to offer, in an extremely encouraging valuation. With the State still holding control of the company, with the share price today at 9 euros when - I remind you - we received it at 1 euro and the Public Electricity Company on the verge of bankruptcy.

A strong PPC can support consumers in the difficulty we face today, absorbing some of the increases in electricity prices, but at the same time will become a protagonist in the green transition in Greece and the Balkans.

Clean energy is therefore becoming a new field of global economic activity. Public and private funds will henceforth be mobilized there, producing wealth and new employment. And the countries most ready for the green transition will be the winners of the future.
Source:
https://warnews247.gr/rouketa-k-mitsotaki-telos-ta-aftokinita-me-venzini-kai-petrelaio-telos-kai-oi-kafstires-petrelaiou/

Comment: These agreements between countries for future environmental laws also includes the US. But final announcements to the US public has not been widely made as yet. The question remains, will this drastic change in laws sneak up on the public before they realize it is the law of the land? Not allowing the sale of new vehicles with gas engines is a huge change in transportation and lifestyles. This could be a disaster. This needs to be monitored closely so we know in advance exactly what the Biden regime is implementing without us being aware of the consequences.GE