Four of the world’s biggest carmakers have failed to sign a COP 26 summit pledge to only sell zero emissions cars and vans by 2035.
Volkswagen, Toyota, Renault-Nissan and Hyundai-Kia were not among signatories to the climate summit declaration.
China and the US, which are the world’s biggest car markets, were also absent from the list of signatories.
Big car manufacturers that did sign up included Ford, General Motors, and Jaguar Land Rover.
The declaration, which was made at the COP 26 climate summit in Glasgow, called on signatories to speed up the global transition from cars that burn fossil fuels to zero emission vehicles, which include electric cars and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The agreement signed by governments and city authorities across the world commits signatories to ending the sale of new cars that produce emissions in “leading markets” by 2035, and globally by 2040. - BBC