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End of leaded petrol, as UNEP announced, 2021

UNEP said in August 2021 that leaded petrol had been eradicated worldwide; the U.S. still allowed leaded fuel for aircraft and other off-road uses in 1996.

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30 Aug 2021

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  • Algeria the last country to use leaded petrol Scholarship & press 1
  • United States had stopped before UNEP’s 2002 campaign Scholarship & press 1
  • India had stopped before UNEP’s 2002 campaign Scholarship & press 1

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  1. 30 Aug 2021 End of leaded petrol, as UNEP announced, 2021
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  1. UN hails milestone as use of leaded petrol ended globally, Al Jazeera (news agencies), reporting a UNEP statement, 30 Aug 2021. Scholarship & press
    Algeria – the last country to use the fuel – exhausted its supplies last month, the UNEP said on Monday
    many leading economic powers had already stopped using the fuel, including the United States, China and India.
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