INot long before the “Fit for 55” climate plan was launched, the European Commission had a heated debate over the new carbon dioxide requirements for cars. It is true that the first draft of a new rule envisaged to end the internal combustion engine in 2035 was circulated in Brussels over the weekend. By 2030, emissions are expected to fall by 65%. FAZ has a draft. However, according to this newspaper, there is strong resistance within the committee.So urge the vice president of the European Commission Valdis DombrovskysThe influential French internal market commissioner Thierry Breton and traffic commissioner Adina Vălean insist that manufacturers do not require new cars to emit carbon dioxide before 2040.
In the past few days, the French government has apparently lobbied strongly against strict guidelines. The responsible committee vice chair and climate commissioner is pushing to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 100% by 2035 Frans Timmermans. There are currently no targets in this regard. Compared with 2021, manufacturers currently only need to reduce emissions by 37.5% by 2030. According to Timmermans, this is not a matter of switching from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles. The proposal is technology neutral. The committee said that in fact, as far as the current situation is concerned, if emissions must be reduced to zero, electric vehicles have no choice but in the end they are relatively open.
The new automotive carbon dioxide regulations are part of the European Commission’s plan to propose a “55-year-old” climate package in Brussels this Wednesday.With the package, she made more than a dozen suggestions on how to do this I Compared with 1990, it can reduce emissions by 55% by 2030. This also includes new emissions trading schemes for transportation and buildings, stricter energy-saving targets for industry and energy producers, the creation of a climate society fund, and regulations on how to expand alternative fuel infrastructure. Last but not least, the committee hopes to use the latter to make it easier for the auto industry to switch to carbon-free vehicles. The commission wants to stipulate that states must establish an electric vehicle charging station every 60 kilometers on the most important traffic axis—in Germany, this will be the highway and many federal highways. To this end, funds from the new Climate Society Fund will be redistributed within the EU.
Timmermans apparently counted on the fact that promises sufficient to mitigate the consequences of conversion could also persuade critics in the committee. The decision on when emissions from new cars must be reduced to zero is ultimately made by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers of EU member states. Only if they accept the committee’s proposal can it take effect. You can change it during the legislative process, which also gives the manufacturer more time to make changes.
