EU to reduce new car emissions by 37.5 per cent by 2030
The European Union (EU) forged ahead with plans to slash carbon dioxide emissions from new cars and vans by 2030.
EU member countries and the European Parliament signed the ambitious deal that Brussels said would help the bloc meet its commitments under the Paris climate accord.
The targets will require new cars sold in 2030 to emit 37.5 percent less carbon dioxide on average compared to 2021 levels.
Emissions from new vans will have to be 31 percent lower.
Miguel Arias Canete, the European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy said that with these ambitious targets, Europe is once again showing how to turn the ParisAgremeent and COP24 into action.
Ambassadors from EU countries are to expected to endorse the deal in Brussels
The European Union is a political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe.
It has an area of 4,475,757 km² and an estimated population of about 513 million.
Members: United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden,
Headquarters: City of Brussels, Belgium
Founded: 1 November 1993, Maastricht, Netherlands
Capital: Brussels (de facto)
Founders: Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg
Awards: Nobel Peace Prize, Princess of Asturias Award for Concord.
The European Union (EU) forged ahead with plans to slash carbon dioxide emissions from new cars and vans by 2030.
EU member countries and the European Parliament signed the ambitious deal that Brussels said would help the bloc meet its commitments under the Paris climate accord.
The targets will require new cars sold in 2030 to emit 37.5 percent less carbon dioxide on average compared to 2021 levels.
Emissions from new vans will have to be 31 percent lower.
Miguel Arias Canete, the European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy said that with these ambitious targets, Europe is once again showing how to turn the ParisAgremeent and COP24 into action.
Ambassadors from EU countries are to expected to endorse the deal in Brussels
The European Union is a political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe.
It has an area of 4,475,757 km² and an estimated population of about 513 million.
Members: United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden,
Headquarters: City of Brussels, Belgium
Founded: 1 November 1993, Maastricht, Netherlands
Capital: Brussels (de facto)
Founders: Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg
Awards: Nobel Peace Prize, Princess of Asturias Award for Concord.
