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Clean mobility: New CO2 emission standards for cars and vans adopted

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Clean mobility: New CO2 emission standards for cars and vans adopted

15/04/2019The Council of Ministers today agreed on CO2 emission standards for new cars and vans in the EU for the period after 2020. In 2030, emissions from new cars will have to be 37.5% lower and emissions from new vans 31% lower, compared to 2021.

Today’s agreement confirms the European Parliament vote of 27 March and finalises the formal adoption of new rules which will contribute to decarbonising and modernising Europe’s mobility sector.

The new CO2 standards are a stepping stone towards a climate-neutral economy in line with the EU's commitments under the Paris Agreement and as part of the implementation of the Energy Union.

Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Cañete said: “The adoption of the legislation setting new CO2 emission standards for cars and vans is an important achievement. We are putting the transport sector on the right path..

Clean mobility: Commission welcomes European Parliament adoption of first-ever EU-wide CO2 emission standards for new heavy-duty vehicles to increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions

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Clean mobility: Commission welcomes European Parliament adoption of first-ever EU-wide CO2 emission standards for new heavy-duty vehicles to increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions

18/04/2019The European Parliament today approved the first-ever EU-wide CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles. The new rules set targets for reducing the average emissions from new lorries for 2025 and 2030.

The new CO2 standards are part of the clean mobility package. They contribute to the modernisation of Europe’s transport sector and the transition towards a climate-neutral economy, in line with the EU's commitments under the Paris Agreement and the implementation of the Energy Union.

Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Cañete said: “Today's vote is a key milestone: the heavy-duty transport sector can play an essential role in Europe's transition towards a climate-neutral economy. These first-ever EU-wide ..

Average CO2 emissions from new light-duty vehicles registered in Europe increased in 2018, requiring significant future emission reductions to meet upcoming 2020 and 2021 targets

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Average CO2 emissions from new light-duty vehicles registered in Europe increased in 2018, requiring significant future emission reductions to meet upcoming 2020 and 2021 targets

21/06/2019The average CO2 emissions of new light-duty vehicles registered in the EU and Iceland in 2018 stayed well below the applicable targets, according to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency. However, average CO2 emissions of both new passenger cars and new vans were higher in 2018 than in 2017. Manufacturers will have to significantly reduce emissions of their fleet to meet the upcoming 2020 and 2021 targets.

The data shows that the average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, measured in laboratory tests, of new passenger cars registered in the EU and Iceland in 2018 were 120.4 grams of CO2 per kilometre, which is below the current target of 130 g/km. However, average emissions increased by 2 grams per km compared to 2017.

The average..

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As the source of substantial and rapidly growing greenhouse

gas emissions, transport must clearly be part of a global agreement to mitigate

climate change. In its current form, however, the Kyoto Protocol ignores the

international maritime and aviation sectors. The omission is perhaps not

surprising — after all, setting up a system to allocate international

transport’s emissions to individual countries is no easy task. But it is a

significant flaw, since the two sectors together account for around a quarter

of all transport emissions.

Despite its shortcomings, the COP-15 climate summit in

December 2009 succeeded in bringing transport closer to climate mitigation

discussions. Almost all participants recognised that international transport

emissions need to be addressed as part of broader efforts to mitigate climate

change. Co..

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