According to government figures, pollution from cars account for more than 18% of UK emissions.
Action in the car industry is considered crucial to cutting emissions to 51% by 2025 and to reach net zero by 2050 – a key target in the 2008 Climate Change Act.
To help fight climate change, the Revd Malcolm Fife, Minister of Christ Church United Reformed Church (URC), Cross Lane United Church, and Huyton URC, has become the first minister in the URC Mersey Synod to choose a plug-in hybrid car.