Cheaper electric cars and phasing out gas heating in Jersey's carbon neutral plan

  • Report by ITV Channel's Sophie Dulson

Jersey will make electric cars cheaper to buy and start phasing out oil and gas heating to meet the island's target of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 - in line with the Paris Agreement.

£23 million has initially been allocated in the Government's Climate Emergency Fund to support this aim for the next few years.

But to achieve the net zero goal by 2050, it could cost over ten times that amount so other measures are being considered to raise funds - such as vehicle emission duty and road tax.

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If approved, cash incentives for electric cars and greener heating systems could be rolled out by the end of 2022.

The roadmap also includes stopping the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2030, incentives to trade in old vehicles and creating more electric car charging points.

A consultation period for islanders to share their views is open online here and runs until 31 January 2022.

Paper copies of the survey are also available from parish halls in English, Portuguese, Polish and Romanian.

Following the consultation, an updated roadmap will be debated by the States Assembly in April 2022.