The EU's first legislation to limit carbon dioxide emissions from new cars has entered into law.
As a regulation (as opposed to a directive) it is immediately binding in all member states. Four other laws whose legislative passage have been covered in Bulletin also come into force later this month, among them the renewable energy, fuel quality and emissions trading directives.
Carmaker lobby ACEA wants to turn Europe’s car regulation into a ‘Swiss cheese – full of holes’.
Those arguing against higher car taxes to avoid transport poverty should instead call for these in combination with financial support for low-income h...
The Commission promised to work on creating demand. The upcoming fleets law is a golden opportunity to deliver on this.