SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate

CO2 from cars, European Parliament and Council negotiators agree on a 37.5% reduction in emissions by 2030

Brussels, 18/12/2018 (Agence Europe)

The perseverance of the Austrian Presidency and the ambition of Parliament have paid off. Negotiators from Parliament and the Council of the EU, assisted by the Commission, reached a provisional agreement on the evening of Monday 17 December, after a day of talks (11am - 9pm) on the November 2017 proposal for a Regulation setting performance standards for the European fleet of new passenger cars and vans to reduce CO₂ emissions after 2021. 

The level of ambition resulting from this fifth...