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EC Gets Support for Tougher CO2 Goal
Four members of the EU are calling for the European Commission to set an unspecified but "challenging" limit for carbon dioxide emissions from cars sold from 2025, Reuters reports.
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Four members of the EU are calling for the European Commission to set an unspecified but "challenging" limit for carbon dioxide emissions from cars sold from 2025, Reuters reports.
The current EC rule dictates a limit of 95 grams per mile of CO2 emissions by 2021. The commission earlier said it will consider a new limit of 68-78 g/km for 2025. Last year the industry's average emission level was about 130 g/km.
Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands and Sweden have joined environmentalist members of the European Parliament in formally backing the EC's intent.
Reuters notes the current 95-gram standard was agreed to only after heavy lobbying by Germany in defense of its luxury carmakers, whose powerful cars produce relatively high CO2 emissions.
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