Getting new lorries to contribute to the fight against climate change post-2020 and providing the means for fully respecting the Paris Climate Agreement is the aim of Dutch MEP Bas Eickhout (Greens/EFA) for the EU.
His draft report, presented to the European Parliament’s environment committee on 29 August, on the draft regulation laying down emissions demands for heavy vehicles is much more ambitious than that of the Commission. This proposal, unveiled in May, aims at a compulsory 15%...