Updated T&E background briefing on cars CO2 regulation. With history and recent progress of carmakers in cutting CO2.
In February 2007 the European Commission published a review of the EU strategy on reducing carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) from new cars.
Carmakers are not reducing CO2 emissions of their products fast enough to meet the 140 g/km target by 2008/9. In September 2007, T&E presented the latest evidence of this – the progress of the commitment in 2006.
If the EU holds firm on the 2035 target, the European auto industry has a real chance to be competitive global EV players.
EU's Clean Corporate Vehicles Initiative
Car, aviation and shipping industries would require 2-9 times the advanced biofuels that can be sustainably sourced in 2050.