This is what Chesterfield council chief said they would do for residents after Government reveals ban on new petrol and diesel cars in UK from 2030

The move is part of what Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls a ‘green industrial revolution’ to tackle climate change and create jobs in industries such as nuclear energy.

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Councillor Amanda Serjeant, deputy leader of Chesterfield Borough Council, said: “We are committed to a greener future for our borough and are taking proactive steps to tackle the issue of vehicle emissions, as part of our wider climate change action plan.

“As a council we want to make it easier for Chesterfield residents to move to the use of an electric vehicle, and the provision of ample charging points is a key issue.

“We already have a significant number of charging points in our car parks and are currently applying for Government funding to install on-street charging facilities in some parts of the borough, to further improve access.

“It’s also important that we embed ‘green’ principles into our plans for the future, to support the move to electric vehicles.

“For example, our new Local Plan encourages all developers to incorporate charging points into their proposals.”

The ban on new petrol and diesel cars being sold in the UK from 2030 is part of a 10-point Government plan to put the country on course for net zero emissions by 2050.

The Prime Minister said: “My 10-point plan will create, support and protect hundreds of thousands of green jobs.

"Our green industrial revolution will be powered by the wind turbines of Scotland and the North East, propelled by the electric vehicles made in the Midlands and advanced by the latest technologies developed in Wales."

Scott Knowles, chief executive of the East Midlands chamber of commerce, also gave his views on the proposals.

He said: “We believe the Government’s UK net zero 2050 vision plays into our region’s strengths as the East Midlands has all the pieces of the sustainability jigsaw – the high energy users in manufacturing, energy producers in our coalfield heritage and new hi-tech businesses coming out of our world-leading universities – putting us in a position to be at the forefront of delivering a low-carbon economy.”

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