By then, new cars should emit around 37.5 percent less CO2. Intermediate target is a minus of 15 percent by 2025.
New cars must become considerably more climate-friendly by 2030: The carbon dioxide emissions of new cars should fall by 37.5 percent compared to 2021. The negotiators of the EU member states and the European Parliament agreed on this compromise, according to the Austrian Council Presidency in Brussels.
For light commercial vehicles, a CO2 reduction of 31 percent was agreed. For both vehicle classes a reduction of 15 percent should be achieved by 2025 as an intermediate stage.
To date, the EU has stipulated that new cars in the fleet average of 2021 should not emit more than 95 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer. From this base, the reduction should follow. The European average was 118.5 grams last.
More than the federal government wanted
The specifications are much sharper than the auto industry and the German government originally wanted. At the beginning of October, the EU states pleaded for a reduction in the CO2 value of new cars and light commercial vehicles by an average of 35 percent. Germany contributed to the goal at that time, although the Federal Government and the European Commission wanted only 30 percent reduction. The European Parliament entered the negotiations with a demand of minus 40 percent.
The specifications are intended to help achieve the overall climate goals of the European Union and to reduce emissions from road traffic. The decision is very important for the auto industry.
The new target values can only be achieved if manufacturers sell more and more vehicles without emissions, such as pure electric cars, in addition to diesel and gasoline. But they have to rebuild their production.
The Federal Government fears job losses if the switch to new drives is completed too quickly. Proponents of strong values, on the other hand, argue that European carmakers could compete with China and create new jobs.
