Britain to ban new petrol cars and vans by 2030 on road to net zero emissions
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Re: Britain to ban new petrol cars and vans by 2030 on road to net zero emissions
#2Discussion from 3 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25101766
Re: Britain to ban new petrol cars and vans by 2030 on road to net zero emissions
#3This is a necessary step to becoming carbon neutral by 2050. Countries that don't make similar announcements soon are not serious about that goal.
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#4Isn't Britain the geological definition (https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-betwee...) and should the title not be "UK to ban..."?
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#5Isn't Britain the geological definition ( https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-betwee... ) and should the title not be "UK to ban..."?
It's pretty common to use "Britain" (usually not "Great Britain", though) as shorthand for "the UK state".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britain_(place_name)#Modern_us...
> The term Britain is widely used as a common name for the sovereign state of the United Kingdom, or UK for short.
Re: Britain to ban new petrol cars and vans by 2030 on road to net zero emissions
#6this should have been done 10 years ago, but anyway, it's a good move. Waiting to see the EU doing the same.
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#7Isn't Britain the geological definition ( https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-betwee... ) and should the title not be "UK to ban..."?
Assuming northern ireland is still part of the UK after ten years of having a customs border from the rest of the UK.
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#8Isn't Britain the geological definition ( https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-betwee... ) and should the title not be "UK to ban..."?
Yes, in the same way that “America” should most often be “USA” but the colloquial usage is widespread and understood.
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#9I don't think anyone will be prefer non-electric cars in 3-5 years anyways
Re: Britain to ban new petrol cars and vans by 2030 on road to net zero emissions
#10Isn't Britain the geological definition ( https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-betwee... ) and should the title not be "UK to ban..."?
It's pretty common to use "Britain" (usually not "Great Britain", though) as shorthand for "the UK state". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britain_(place_name)#Modern_us... > The term Britain is widely used as a common name for the sovereign state of the United Kingdom, or UK for short.
As a Brit[1] this convention still irks me.
Maybe we should just be American about it, and call the whole of the UK 'England', and pretend Scotland is it's own country? /s
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[1] Yes, I get the irony of calling myself a 'Brit', but 'Uker' just doesn't sound right.