SECTORAL POLICIES / Transport

Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Luxembourg call on Commission to quickly publish a review of CO2 standards for heavy duty vehicles

Brussels, 20/01/2023 (Agence Europe)

The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Luxembourg published, on Friday 20 January, a joint non-paper calling on the Commission to publish an ambitious text on the proposed revision of the CO₂ standards for heavy duty vehicles (2019/1242) as soon as possible, in order to promote the transition to zero-emission vehicles.

Specifically, the four Member States believe that a zero emission target for new heavy duty vehicles should be introduced by 2050. This final target would be accompanied by a...