The European Parliament and the Council today reached provisional
agreement on a Regulation setting, for the first time in the EU,
strict CO2 emission standards for trucks.
Today's deal follows the agreement reached in December on new
CO2 emission standards for cars and light vans in the EU for
the period after 2020. As part of the sets of legislative proposals on clean
mobility introduced by the Juncker Commission, it is a
further stepping stone for modernising the European mobility
sector and preparing it for climate neutrality in the
second half of the century. Under today's agreement,
emissions from new trucks will have to be 30% lower in 2030
compared to the 2019 emissions.
The new legislation will help Member States' emission targets,
incentivise innovation, promote clean mobility solutions,
strengthen the competitiveness of EU industry and stimulate
employment, while reducing fuel consumption costs for transport
operators and contributing to better air quality.
Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy
Miguel Arias
Cañete said: “With the first-ever EU
emission standards for trucks agreed, we are completing the
legal framework to reach the European target of cutting
greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2030. The European
Parliament and Council have reached an ambitious and balanced
agreement. The new targets and incentives will help tackle
emissions, as well as bring fuel savings to transport operators
and cleaner air for all Europeans. For the EU industry, this is
an opportunity to embrace innovation towards zero-emission
mobility and further strengthen its global leadership in clean
vehicles.”
Tackling emissions from road transport is a key building block
of the EU's efforts to achieve its target to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions by at least 40% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.
The CO2 emission standards for trucks complete the EU's
economy-wide legislative framework for achieving this target.
They are part of the EU's contribution to fighting climate
change under the Paris Agreement and the Juncker Commission's
priority of a resilient Energy Union and a forward-looking
climate change policy.
Next Steps
Following this provisional political agreement, the text of the
Regulation will have to be formally approved by the European
Parliament and the Council. Once endorsed by both
co-legislators in the coming months, the Regulation will be
published in the Official Journal of the Union and will
immediately enter into force.
