Brussels (agencies)
Yesterday, EU member states approved a new law tightening restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions from heavy vehicles such as trucks and buses.
The new law will expand the rules currently governing the emissions of heavy goods trucks to include city buses and trailers. The new law stipulates reducing average carbon dioxide emissions from large vehicles by 45% by 2030, by 65% by 2035, and by 90% by 2040, compared to 2019 levels.
City buses must emit no carbon dioxide emissions at all by 2040, and achieve a 90% reduction target by 2030. The decision reached yesterday, Monday, by ministers of member states is the final step.
The European Commission is expected to review the law’s effect in 2027.
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