The Council of the European Union (EU) decided on Tuesday to ban the sale of new passenger cars with a combustion engine from 2035, with only cars without CO2 emissions allowed.
Meeting in Brussels, EU environment ministers further agreed that between 2030 and 2034, CO2 emissions from new cars should be reduced by 55% compared to 2021 levels.
The approved text also provides for “a regulatory incentive mechanism for zero- and low-emission vehicles, which will be in force from 2025 to the end of 2029”, according to a statement.
As part of this mechanism, as part of the ‘Fit for 55’ package (Target 55), a manufacturer that meets certain benchmarks for the sale of zero- and low-emission vehicles can be rewarded with less stringent CO2 emissions targets, the reference value set at 25% for cars and 17% for vans.
The document also addresses the issue of ecological fuels and predicts that the European Commission will present a “proposal for the registration of vehicles running exclusively on carbon neutral fuels, after 2035, in line with EU law, beyond the scope of the fleet.” , and in line with the EU’s climate neutrality objective”.
The Objective 55 package is a set of proposals aimed at reviewing and updating EU legislation and creating new initiatives to ensure that EU policies are in line with the climate goals agreed by the Council and the European Parliament.
Source: DN
