EU environment ministers endorse the end of incineration by 2035

European Union environment ministers agreed on a common position on Tuesday to ban the sale of new combustion engine cars and vans by 2035. They thus endorse the decision of the European Commission and supported by the European Parliament in the context of the reform they are going to negotiate for the climate package called ‘Goal 55’.

As a novelty, the Twenty-seven has set an interim target to reduce CO2 emissions for passenger cars by 55% by 2030, in line with the European Commission’s proposal, and by 50% for vans by the same date, raising initial expectations of the 55% community administrator.

Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria, Romania and Slovakia have put forward a proposal to postpone the end of cars and vans with combustion engines by five years, until 2040. Germany, for its part, expressed its rejection of this deadline in 2035 after the German Minister of Finance Christian Lindner called it a “wrong decision” last week.

“Car manufacturers argue that hybrid vehicles can also contribute to what we want to do. This is not the case at the moment,” European Commission Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans clarified at a press conference, adding that if the manufacturers believe it can meet its targets, the situation will be reassessed in 2026. and he recalled that most manufacturers have opted for electric vehicles.

The Council’s position, now to be negotiated with the European Parliament in order to agree on a final legal text, emphasizes the importance of building charging infrastructure in Member States to ensure consumer services.

Source: La Verdad

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