Industry News | European Commission proposes to relax carbon emission rules for car companies
On April 1st, the European Commission proposed a regulatory revision plan that would give European car manufacturers more flexible emission compliance options in terms of new carbon dioxide reduction targets for passenger cars and vans.
The press release released by the European Commission on the same day stated that the proposed flexibility measures in the revised plan will allow car manufacturers to measure whether they have achieved their emission reduction targets from 2025 to 2027 based on the average carbon dioxide emissions level over the past three years, rather than annual audits. This move will allow car companies to balance excess emissions in individual years with excess emissions reductions in other years.
According to current regulations, car companies that fail to pass the annual carbon dioxide emission audit will face huge fines. The European Commission stated that the revised measures will help safeguard the investment capability of the automotive industry in the area of clean transformation.
This plan still needs to be approved by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union. The European Commission calls on EU legislative bodies to reach a consensus on the revised plan as soon as possible to ensure predictability and certainty for car manufacturers and investors.
At the beginning of March this year, the President of the European Commission, von der Leyen, said at a press conference that he would submit a revision plan for the carbon dioxide emission standards and regulations of European automobile enterprises in the near future, which would provide more buffer space for the automobile industry.
Article source: Reprinted from Xinhua News Agency