Europe Calls for Cutting Car Emissions by a Third. Not Enough, Critics Say.
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Europe Calls for Cutting Car Emissions by a Third. Not Enough, Critics Say.
8, 2017
Vehicles in Europe would have to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by almost a third by 2030 under proposals unveiled on Wednesday by regulators in Brussels, who were immediately criticized for not doing enough to combat global warming
and for succumbing to pressure from Germany and its powerful auto lobby.
Greg Archer said that amounts to handing the global leadership on electric cars to China, which will be delighted to export their models to Europe
Erik Jonnaert, secretary general of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, said the organization would push for a reduction in carbon
dioxide emissions of 20 percent rather than 30 percent as the proposals make their way through the European Union’s lengthy approvals process.
The proposals by the European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, would force automakers to cut vehicle
carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent by 2030 compared to 2021 levels, and to achieved half of the cuts by 2025.
German car brands like Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche
that emphasize big luxury cars have a harder time meeting tough carbon dioxide standards than companies like France’s Renault or Italy’s Fiat, which, in relative terms, sell more small cars.
But officials admitted on Friday that they had failed to stem the growth of carbon dioxide emissions from cars
and trucks, which have increased 20 percent since 1990.
8, 2017
Vehicles in Europe would have to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by almost a third by 2030 under proposals unveiled on Wednesday by regulators in Brussels, who were immediately criticized for not doing enough to combat global warming
and for succumbing to pressure from Germany and its powerful auto lobby.
Greg Archer said that amounts to handing the global leadership on electric cars to China, which will be delighted to export their models to Europe
Erik Jonnaert, secretary general of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, said the organization would push for a reduction in carbon
dioxide emissions of 20 percent rather than 30 percent as the proposals make their way through the European Union’s lengthy approvals process.
The proposals by the European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, would force automakers to cut vehicle
carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent by 2030 compared to 2021 levels, and to achieved half of the cuts by 2025.
German car brands like Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche
that emphasize big luxury cars have a harder time meeting tough carbon dioxide standards than companies like France’s Renault or Italy’s Fiat, which, in relative terms, sell more small cars.
But officials admitted on Friday that they had failed to stem the growth of carbon dioxide emissions from cars
and trucks, which have increased 20 percent since 1990.