Emissions-based charges plan for Plymouth's motorists
'Ambitious' plans
The council said other new NZAP initiatives included an externally-funded £400m network connecting major buildings with a central heating source.Council bosses have not given any details about how the emission-based charges would work or how much they would be.Councillor Tom Briars-Delve, cabinet member for the environment and climate change, said the latest version of the NZAP would hopefully help the city make "great strides" towards hitting its net zero ambitions.He added: "I do understand that for some people, parts of this plan may seem ambitious but ambitious is what we must be if we are to ensure the environmental sustainability of our city and planet."
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