German court rules cities can ban diesel cars to tackle pollution

Landmark ruling could cause traffic chaos and dramatically hit the value of diesel cars One of Germany's top courts has ruled that heavily polluting vehicles can be banned from the urban centres of Stuttgart and Düsseldorf, a landmark ruling which could cause traffic chaos and dramatically hit the value of diesel cars on the country's roads.Environmental campaigners had sued dozens of German cities, arguing that they have a duty to cut excessive air pollution to protect people's health. Continue reading...