Despite a last-minute push for technology neutrality, the European Parliament’s plenary vote on CO₂ emission standards for new heavy-duty vehicles fails to recognise other solutions that can play a role in decarbonising the commercial road transport sector, according to the International Road Transport Union.
...The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has welcomed the European Council’s general approach on Euro 7, which includes several improvements compared to the original proposal. This followed repeated calls from the IRU and the road transport sector to establish a more pragmatic approach to emission standards, better balancing overall costs...
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has welcomed the vote in the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) on new CO₂ standards for heavy-duty vehicles, setting a realistic pace for road transport decarbonisation and preserving essential technology options, which will include battery-electric, hydrogen fuel cell and combustion engines...
The European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), responsible for the legislative oversight and scrutiny of EU rules on the single market, has voted on the European Commission’s proposed Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI), which comes against the backdrop of the EU’s emergency measures that kept goods...
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