prevalent. In countries such as the United
Kingdom, where parliament is pressured to
improve air quality and reduce its emissions,
the government is offering £3,500 grants to
encourage consumers to switch to electric
vehicles. Other territories offer similar schemes
to encourage uptake.
And why? Because climate change is reaching
alarming levels and a large portion of the
blame must be attributed to burning fossil
fuels for transportation and the generation of
new electricity. Back in 2016, carbon dioxide
concentration levels permanently exceeded
the 400 parts per million threshold, a level that
some scientists believe will have a catastrophic
impact on the environment, and annual CO2
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