EU bans sales of CO2-emitting cars from 2035
- March 28, 2023
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European Union today finally approved a law banning the sale in the community of all new cars and vans that throw away CO2, After weeks of last-minute tension
European Union today finally approved a law banning the sale in the community of all new cars and vans that throw away CO2, After weeks of last-minute tension due to the sudden blockade Germany.
On Tuesday, EU energy ministers approved the bill with 23 votes in favor and abstentions. Romania, Bulgaria and Italy and vote against Poland. Germany voted in favor after European Commission and Berlin They will come to an agreement this weekend.
The legislation also provides, as an interim step, that by 2030 cut your emissions by 55% compared to 2021 levels and vans fifty % on the same day.
“This does not change the text agreed with European Parliament“but rather “provides details on the next steps in applying the rules” to include synthetic fuels or “e-fuels” in the community rules,” Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson concluded.
These fuel artificial – and currently very expensive – are made from green hydrogen and carbon dioxide and, in theory, they are climate neutral as they emit only pre-captured CO2 and can be used in vehicles with internal combustion engines, although they have not yet reached this stage of development.
“E-fuel” was already mentioned in the agreed text at the request of Germany and Italy, but the Commission gave itself until 2026 to revisit the issue and allow this technology to develop during this time period.
However, during the formal process of finalizing the rules in early March, Berlin paralyzed the law as a third party to Germany’s government coalition, the FDP liberals, demanded more clarity on electric fuel.
Didn’t like maneuver. Brussels nor most of the Member States, but it was necessary to speed up negotiations to satisfy Germany, the leading economic power in the EU and a leading car manufacturer, and to keep a key element of the EU climate policy for decarburize community economy.
The Commission has added a political declaration in which it commits to submit “firm and evasion proof” rules for the approval of this type of vehicle in cooperation with Technical committee of motor vehicles.
The Community Executive will present “in the fall of 2023” a piece of legislation (a delegated act) that “specifies how ‘e-fuel’ vehicles will contribute to the achievement of CO2 emission reduction targets in relation to the regulation of CO2 emissions standards for cars and light vehicles.”
This will be followed by a legislative proposal on “e-fuelin 2026, as the text suggested from the start.
The engine will not change from that of a car with the current internal combustion engine, but the electronics will change so that the car refuses to start if the tank is full of conventional fuel, similar to cars that won’t start if the driver is drunk. too much alcohol.
The final agreement allows the implementation of a key part of the policy. climatic The EU is in transition to a decarbonized economy after a maneuver that neither the Commission nor many EU countries liked.
With this agreement, biofuel (obtained from plant biomass) because they will always have a carbon footprint associated with agricultural practices, an interpretation that Italy considers “very restrictive”, for this reason it has demanded that the Commission include biofuels in a legal way to find a place for synthetic fuel.
European legislation, in any case, is oriented towards Electrical engine and piles hydrogen, are the only currently scalable technologies.
For this reason, and in parallel, the EU Council and Parliament today reached an agreement on a charging infrastructure that will oblige countries to install charging points at least for electric vehicles every 60 km and every 120 km for trucks– as well as hydrogen stations (hydrogenerators) every 200 km.
“The direction is clear: in 2035. cars and new trucks must have zero emissions. It makes a major contribution to achieving climate neutrality by 2050 and is a key part of the Green Deal,” Frans Timmermans, Vice President of the European Commission responsible for climate policy, said after the law was approved. EFE
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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