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Over 20 organisations have called on the European Commission to conduct an early, technology-neutral revision of the CO₂ standard regulations, and provide the enabling conditions and incentives needed for a further uptake of clean vehicles.
Amid the ongoing Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the Automotive Industry, 21 organisations – representing a broad value chain in the road transport sector – have issued a joint statement.
They call on the European Commission to anticipate the revision of the CO₂ standard regulations by one year – and ensure that they are technology-neutral. They also urge the Commission to put in place the enabling conditions and incentives needed to encourage further uptake of clean vehicles, rather than imposing anti-free market purchasing mandates on the private sector.
IRU EU Director Raluca Marian said, “The EU is doing itself a disservice with its current decarbonisation strategy. The lack of technological neutrality is constraining the choice of viable technologies to meet CO₂ reduction targets.”
“To advance the bloc’s chances to meet its decarbonisation goals, the Commission should bring forward the revision of CO₂ standards by a year. It also needs to establish the enabling conditions and incentives needed to accelerate a wider uptake of clean vehicles,” she added.
Several complementary pathways for transport decarbonisation, including sustainable, low-carbon and renewable fuels, are needed to achieve EU objectives while minimising costs. Read more
Source: IRU
