Climate Law makes clear that all transport must be decarbonised

William Todts, executive director at T&E, said: “Climate neutrality means the transport sector finally needs to begin its journey to a zero emissions future. For cars and trucks we’ll need a rapid shift to electric vehicles, powered by renewable electricity. But we’ll also need zero emission solutions for aviation and shipping where the rapid deployment of hydrogen, ammonia and e-fuels is essential. None of this will just happen so the Commission will need to present policies to make its vision reality.”

T&E’s vision for transport under the EU Green Deal calls for a phase-out of combustion car sales by 2035 and stronger CO₂ standards for cars and trucks to make clean vehicles more available and affordable. The shift to electrification will help the European automotive industry win the technological race and make the European economy stronger by reducing its reliance on imported oil.

In aviation T&E calls for carbon pricing, fuel taxes to put a stop to airline emissions growth, and a requirement for carriers to start using zero-emission efuels. In shipping, an ambitious EU operational CO₂ standard for vessels calling at European ports would cut its emissions by almost a quarter.