On Tuesday 17 March, European environment ministers, meeting in Council, expressed very different points of view regarding the amendment of the regulation on CO2 emission standards for cars and vans. While a minority were very reluctant to revisit the 2035 targets, others called for even greater flexibility.
Presented by the European Commission in December as part of the ‘automotive’ package (see EUROPE B13774A13), this proposal involves reducing the emission reduction targets for 2035...