( September 8, 2025, 12:41 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: European health and medical professionals urged the European Commission's Climate Chief Wopke Hoekstra to continue supporting decarbonization in the transportation sector by ending sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2035, in a letter sent Monday. Fossil fuel combustion is a major source of nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter, which pose significant risks of respiratory illness, they said. Weakening or delaying the 2035 ban would endanger lives, prolong Europe’s reliance on fossil fuels, and undermine the fundamental right to clean air, they added.Full letter attached....
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