A ban on the sale of new fossil fuel-consuming cars from 2035 in Europe has been backed by EU MEPs.
Specifically, on Wednesday European MEPs were asked to vote in favour of an effective ban proposed by the European Union on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, rejecting attempts to weaken the proposal to accelerate Europe's shift to electric vehicles.
The vote backs a key pillar of the European Union's plans to reduce net emissions that contribute to global warming by 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels - a target that requires faster emissions reductions from industry, energy and transport.
MEPs backed the proposal made by the European Commission last year, which includes100% by 100% of CO2 emissions from new cars by 2035. Simply put, this proposal makes it impossible to sell fossil fuel (petrol and diesel) consuming vehicles in the EU from that year onwards.
Attempts by some MEPs[/B] in the European Parliament to weaken the target of a 90% CO2 reduction by 2035 were rejected.
It should be noted, however, that the law is not yet final. Wednesday's vote confirms the parliament's position on the upcoming negotiations with EU countries on the final law.
The aim is to accelerate Europe's shift towards electric vehicles and encourage carmakers to invest heavily in electrification, with the help of another EU law that would require countries to install millions of vehicle chargers.
[BRB][BRB]"Buying and driving zero-emission cars will become more affordable for consumers," said Jan Huitema, the parliament's chief negotiator on the strategy.
Source: protothema.gr
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