(Finance) – The European Commission has proposed new goals for emissions Of CO2 of the vehicles heavy new from 2030. “Trucks, city buses and long-distance coaches generate more than 6% of total EU greenhouse gas emissions and more than 25% of road transport greenhouse gas emissions: new targets will help make less polluting the transport sector. Thanks to the stricter levels of emissions, this segment of the road transport sector will contribute to the transition to clean mobility and to the EU’s climate and zero pollution objectives”, reads a statement.
The Commission has therefore proposed to gradually introduce more stringent CO2 emission levels for almost all new heavy-duty vehicles with certified CO2 emissions, specifically: emissions reduced by 45% from 2030; emissions reduced by 65% starting in 2035; emissions reduced by 90% starting from 2040. Also to accelerate the diffusion of bus to emissions zero in cities, the Commission proposes that from 2030 all new city buses should no longer produce them.
“If we want to achieve our climate goals and zero pollution, all parts of the transport sector need to actively contribute. In 2050, almost all vehicles on our roads will no longer have to emit emissions: climate legislation requires it, our cities demand it, and our manufacturers are preparing for it. With today’s proposal, we are making new trucks less polluting and increasing the number of zero-emission buses in our cities. Fighting the climate crisis, better quality citizens’ lives and boosting Europe’s industrial competitiveness go hand in hand,” he said Frans TimmermansExecutive Vice-President for the European Green Deal
“It will be our commitment to protect the interests of the automotive supply chain and therefore of employment in our country in the competent offices, in Brussels and with our European partners”, declared the Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy, Adolfo bear.
L’European Association of Car Manufacturers (Acea) has that the higher CO2 targets are combined with “a significant acceleration in the implementation of infrastructures and a strengthened framework of carbon incentives and pricing”. “Achieving -45% already by 2030 is very ambitious. It would require equally ambitious action by policy makers to ensure that other players in the transport and logistics value chain achieve the same results,” he said. Martin Lundstedt, chairman of the commercial vehicles board of Acea and CEO of Volvo Group.
“The failure to indicate a definitive deadline for polluting trucks is a timid concession to the industry and bad news for the climate,” he said instead. Andrew Boraschiresponsible for Clean Vehicles of Transport & Environment Italy – By 2035 electric trucks will be cheaper than diesel, guaranteeing the same mileage and freight capacity. Without a clear indication from the EU, however, diesel vehicles will be able to continue to pollute our lungs and the planet well beyond what is strictly necessary”.