TRUCKS PRODUCERS SEE EU’S CO2 EMISSION TARGET FOR 2030 AS ‘FAR TOO AGGRESSIVE’, BUT MEPs HOLD THE LINE
September 1st, 2018
EUROPE’S auto-makers are shaping up for a political struggle with European Union (EU) parliamentarians as both sides debate a proposal to drastically decrease CO2 emissions from EU-made trucks.
A regulation proposed by the EU executive the European Commission this May (2018) – see https://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:f38df734-59da-11e8-ab41-01aa75ed71a1.0001.02/DOC_1&format=PDF – is designed to cut the CO2 emissions of new heavy-duty vehicles supplied to EU by 15% between 2025 and 2030 and by 30% after 2030. The law may cover goods ...
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