21 May, 2019

Road transport: mandatory reduction of CO2 emissions from new trucks in the EU

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The first EU carbon impact legislation was formally adopted by the European Parliament on 18/04/2019: new heavy-duty vehicles will have to reduce their CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030.

An intermediate objective of 15% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions was set in 2025.

Manufacturers will therefore have to find
alternative solutions to diesel and monitor that zero-emission or low-emission vehicles account for at least 2% of new vehicle sales by 2025.

Nearly
25% of CO2 emissions road transport in the EU comes from heavy goods vehicles and trucks.

A step that goes in the right direction, but insufficient to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement according to some NGOs...

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Source(s): www.europarl.europa.eu

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