After the disagreement between Germany and the European block on the progressive elimination of cars that emit CO2, they anticipated that the norm could be formally voted on Monday.
The European Union and Germany reached an agreement on the future use of combustion enginesOfficial sources reported this Saturday. The definition will allow there to be some combustion engines after 2035 and said permission was quickly doomed by a prominent environmental group.
The European bloc and its largest economy, Germanythey had been in disagreement over planned phase-out by 2035 of the cars that emit CO2. However, in recent days, the parties had indicated that they were close to a resolution.
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Germany wanted to guarantee that new cars with combustion engines could sell out past the deadline if they worked with e-fuelsa petition supported by the powerful industry of the sector at the local level.
Agreement regarding the energy transition in the automotive industry
“We have reached an agreement with Germany on the future use of e-fuels in cars”he said on Twitter Frans Timmermannsresponsible for the EU climate policy.
The German Minister of Transport, Volker Wissingassured that “the way is clear” with the agreement reached late last Friday. “Vehicles with internal combustion engines will be able to continue enrolling after 2035 if they refuel exclusively neutral fuels in CO2 emissions”he added in a message on Twitter.
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Sweden, which holds the rotating presidency of the EUsaid that the diplomats of the EU they will vote next Monday for formally pass the 2035 phase-out law. Thus, the ministers of Energy could give the final approval of the law so that it enters into force the next day, at a meeting scheduled in Brussels.
For his part, Benjamin Stephanof greenpeacestated that the agreement represents a reverse for weather protection:”This stinking compromise undermines the climate protection in transport and harms Europe“.
Source: Ambito
