SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate

CO2 emission standards for new heavy-duty vehicles, MEPs on Environment Committee called on to vote on text tabled by Bas Eickhout

Brussels, 23/10/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 24 October, the members of the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) will be asked to vote on the draft report on CO₂ emission reduction targets for heavy-duty vehicles. This proposal, introduced in February by the European Commission (see EUROPE B13121A1), targets lorries as well as urban, rural and long-distance buses, which together account for more than 6% of total greenhouse gas emissions and 25% of emissions from road...