BERLIN
— Germany's transport and environment ministers announced a joint plan
on Tuesday to find ways to reduce pollution from diesel engines, which
has become a sensitive subject since the Volkswagen emissions scandal.
The
move comes as sales of diesel cars have been falling. Many German
cities, including Stuttgart and Munich, have considered banning some
diesel vehicles, blaming emissions for causing increased respiratory
disease.
"We
want emissions to fall across Germany," Transport Minister Alexander
Dobrindt said in a statement.
"The goal is to agree effective measures
to reduce the emission of pollutants from diesel cars."
(Reporting by Markus Wakert, writing by Emma Thomasson; Editing by Madeline Chambers)
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