SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate

CO2 emissions from cars and vans post-2020 - divisions between Left/Liberals/Greens and Right/Conservatives at European Parliament

Brussels, 04/09/2018 (Agence Europe)

A dividing line is beginning to take shape between MEPs at the S&D, ALDE, Greens/EFA, GUE/NGL and ELDD on the one hand, and MEPs at the EPP and ECR, on the other, in view of the vote on 10 September at the European Parliament's environment committee. The vote will focus on last November's draft regulation to reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars and new vans by 30% by 2030, with an interim target of -15% by 2025 (see EUROPE 11948, 11942).

This reflects the divisions over the assessment...