Chinese province plans ban on sale of petrol and diesel cars

Hainan island said it will become the first region in China to ban sales of petrol- and diesel-powered cars to curb climate-changing carbon emissions (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

Hainan island in the South China Sea has said it will become the first region in China to ban sales of petrol- and diesel-powered cars to curb climate-changing carbon emissions.

Sales of fossil fuel-powered cars will be banned by 2030 and electric vehicles promoted with tax breaks and by expanding the charging network, the Hainan provincial government said in a Carbon Peak Implementation Plan.