The European Parliament’s Environment Committee on Wednesday adopted a proposal to revise CO2 emissions targets for new cars and vans and to introduce incentives for clean vehicles made in the EU, the Parliament said in a press release.
What Parliament is doing
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety voted to adopt its own text proposing adjusted CO2 targets for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. Alongside the emissions targets, the committee’s proposal includes measures to incentivise clean vehicles produced within the European Union.
Why it matters
By combining tighter CO2 targets with incentives for vehicles built in the EU, the committee aims to shape both emissions reductions and industrial incentives in the automotive sector. The measures target two linked objectives: lowering greenhouse gas emissions from road transport and encouraging production of cleaner vehicles inside the EU single market.
What happens next
The adopted committee proposal represents the Parliament’s position in ongoing legislative work. Further steps in the parliamentary procedure were not specified in the committee’s release.
Source: European Parliament press release
