The Brussels-Capital Region has approved its ambitious climate plan, which includes a ban on engines that run on diesel or petrol, including LPG

If you live in Brussels and you drive a car, you’ve got 16 years to go electric or switch to an alternative fuel vehicle (AFV). The government of the Brussels-Capital Region approved its far-reaching climate plan today, which includes a complete ban on cars that run on diesel or petrol by 2035.

Brussels is the first of Belgium’s three regions to approve a definitive version of a climate plan. All three regions must approve a plan that will be brought together to create a national plan. Member states must submit climate plans to EU authorities by the end of this year in keeping with the Paris Accord.

The measures in Brussels’ plan will see CO2 levels drop by 40% by 2030. The capital will be climate neutral by 2050. According to environment minister Alain Maron (Ecolo), the measures are along the same lines as other major European cities.

Cars running on diesel will be banned by 2030 and all other petrol vehicles five years later. That includes engines that run on LPG. That leaves electric vehicles or other AFVs, such as biodiesels, hydrogen and solar-powered, though there are currently few options on the market.