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More wildlife and environment stories from The National:

World Environment Day: We urgently need a balance with nature

Cruel death of pregnant elephant sparks outrage in India

Is the environment really recovering due to coronavirus?

‘We don’t know what we’ve lost’: the small-scale tragedy of the Australian bushfires

Meet the octogenarian taking care of Lebanon's abandoned dogs during the coronavirus crisis

'We are totally on our own': how coronavirus is impacting indigenous tribes around the world

FaceTime with an eel so they don’t forget us, Japanese aquarium asks

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The burning issue

The internal combustion engine is facing a watershed moment – major manufacturer Volvo is to stop producing petroleum-powered vehicles by 2021 and countries in Europe, including the UK, have vowed to ban their sale before 2040. The National takes a look at the story of one of the most successful technologies of the last 100 years and how it has impacted life in the UAE. 

Read part four: an affection for classic cars lives on

Read part three: the age of the electric vehicle begins

Read part two: how climate change drove the race for an alternative