Although currently provided by law, The sale of petrol and diesel vehicles (including hybrids) is prohibited In Spain in 2040, this date is about to be pushed back to 2035.
The European Parliament this Wednesday supported the European Commission’s proposal to stop the sale of internal combustion engine cars and pickup trucks by 2035. An initiative in the European Union that has not yet been negotiated with EU Member States.
The date 2035, so that only new zero-emission vehicles can be marketed, was adopted with 339 votes in favor, 249 against and 24 abstentions at the European Parliament’s plenary meeting this Wednesday in Strasbourg (France).
For the final negotiation with countries, MEPs support a way to reduce emissions from utility fleets by 15% by 2025, by 55% by 2030 and by 100% by 2035, compared to 2021, with the required reduction for minibuses ultimately being 50% of the decade. is .
EU countries are expected to discuss their positions on decarbonisation of the automotive industry at the Council of Environment Ministers to be held in Luxembourg on 29 June.
Cars emit 12% of greenhouse gases
Transport is one of the largest CO2 emitters in the EU, with cars alone producing 12% of total greenhouse gas emissions.
The final arrangement will come out as a result of the negotiations to be held from the second half of the year by the Parliament, the Council and the Commission.When the presidency of the Council of the EU fell on the Czech Republic, the country of origin of the Skoda car brand.
The vote for carbon dioxide from vehicles is just a small part of the EU’s massive ‘Compliance with 55’ legislation package designed to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 55% compared to 1990 by 2030 and transform productivity by achieving climate neutrality by 2050. . European Union fabric.
Goals are already legally binding and “Compliance with 55” is the Commission’s roadmap to achieve them, covering everything from agriculture to shipping.
Always facing final negotiations with the Council and the Commission in the texts presented to the plenary session on Wednesday to determine its position; Parliament voted to extend climate requirements to aviation as wellFlights from non-EU countries also force them to pay for the emitted CO2.
MPs also defend Abolish the free emission rights of CO2 to aviation by 2025, With exceptions until 2030 for the outermost regions like the Canary Islands.
While still being processed, “Fidelity to 55” has already been strengthened by “Reinforce the EU”, another proposal for the EU to reduce its dependence on Russian gas by 66%, in light of energy and geopolitical turmoil. Within a year, it will lead to further changes in society’s climate policies.
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