SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment

CO2 from heavy-duty vehicles, political agreement in Council on a binding emissions reduction of 15% in 2025 and 30% in 2030

Brussels, 20/12/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 20 December, the European Environment Ministers reached a political agreement (a general approach) with the Environment Council on the proposal for a European regulation from last May which, for the first time, will impose performance standards on new heavy-duty vehicles to reduce their CO₂emissions. 

This is a victory for the climate and the future of European innovation. The Austrian Minister for Sustainability, Elisabeth Köstinger, outgoing President of the Council, was...