Reducing car emissions: New CO2 targets for cars and vans explained

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🗞️ Driving the news: The EU will ban the sale of new cars and vans with combustion engines by 2035 to make the road transport sector climate neutral

🔭 The context: This move is part of the EU's Fit for 55 package, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in the transport sector, which accounts for a fifth of total EU emissions
• Road transport alone was responsible for 72% of all EU domestic and international transport greenhouse gas emissions in 2021

🌍 Why it matters for the planet: Toughening car emissions standards will significantly contribute to the EU's 2030 climate targets, reducing CO2 emissions and improving air quality, while promoting innovation in zero-emission technologies

⏭️ What's next: By 2030, the EU targets a 55% reduction in CO2 emissions for cars and 50% for vans
• The legislation also mandates electric charging pools every 60 kilometers and hydrogen refueling stations every 200 kilometers by 2031

💬 One quote: "The revised legislation should help Europeans by deploying zero CO2 emission vehicles more broadly – better air quality, energy savings and lower costs for owning a vehicle.”

📈 One stat: Passenger cars and vans produce about 15% of the EU’s total CO2 emissions

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