EU will ban the production of new diesel vehicles from 2035. It is reported that the agreement aims to accelerate the transformation to electric vehicle and respond to climate change.
According to Reuters , EU countries, the European Parliament and the European Commission negotiators unanimously agreed that automakers must achieve 100% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2035, which means that new fuel vehicles will not be sold in 27 EU countries from 2035. "This is the beginning of a major European transition," said Jan Huitema, the European Parliament's leading negotiator. "This is the beginning of a major European transition," said the statement. "As more and more affordable electric vehicles enter the market, European automakers prove that they are ready to catch up. The speed at which such changes have occurred in the past few years is alarming."
The Brussels side is reportedly seeking to reach an agreement on two other laws in the scheme ahead of the UN climate negotiations in November to show that the EU is still advancing its climate goals despite the imminent recession and soaring energy prices.
As the world's largest trading group, the EU plays a vital role in setting global standards, which means that this historic agreement will have a global impact.
"Fit for 55": promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2030
In July last year, the European Commission announced a package of climate plans called "Fit for 55" ("carbon reduction 55") , and proposed a series of measures including energy, industry, transportation, construction, etc. promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2030 55% compared with 1990.
In the early days, greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation industry accounted for about one-fifth of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. Although the EU is very concerned about carbon emissions in the transportation industry, before 2009, the EU stipulated the average emission standards for new cars in a "voluntary agreement" signed with automobile manufacturers, which is difficult to effectively implement in practice.
Therefore, between 2009 and 2014, the EU regulated and legislated the carbon dioxide emissions of heavy and light vehicles, and successively issued the "Heavy Vehicle Cars Cars Emission Standards" and the "2019/631 Document" in 2019, clarifying the EU's carbon emission targets for automobiles and trucks - by 2025, the carbon emissions of automobiles and trucks will both drop by 15%; by 2030, the carbon emissions of automobiles and trucks will drop by 37.5% and 31% respectively.
In order to accelerate the transition to "zero carbon transportation", in the "Fit for 55" plan, the EU has formulated stricter carbon emission standards for automobiles and trucks. It is planned that by 2030, the emissions of automobiles and trucks will drop by 55% and 50% respectively compared with 2021. By 2035, the carbon emissions of automobiles and trucks will drop by 100% compared with 2021, and only zero-emission cars and trucks will be sold to achieve "zero carbon transportation".
Conservative groups criticized: The EU's plan to ban fuel vehicles will cause the so-called "Havana effect"
The EU's plan to ban fuel vehicles has also been criticized by some conservative groups, who believe that the plan will cause the so-called "Havana effect" and people will rush to buy used fuel vehicles instead of electric vehicles. Jens Gieseke, a member of the European People's Party and negotiator who is on the right side of the center, said: "With today's agreement, the Havana effect is becoming more realistic. After 2035, our streets may be full of classic cars because new cars can no longer be bought or can't afford them. Today's agreement closes the door to the development of new technologies and puts all eggs in one basket. This is a mistake."
(Content comprehensive from China Energy News, Cailianshe, China News Network )
