EU countries agree to ban gasoline and diesel cars by 2035

The European Council announced that member states have approved the law that will introduce strict carbon emission standards for cars and light commercial vehicles from 2035.

By law, car manufacturers will reduce their carbon emissions to zero by 2035.

Thus, from that date, new cars with internal combustion engines, including gasoline and diesel, which emit carbon, will not be able to be marketed in EU countries.

In addition, the emission reduction target for 2030 will be 55% for cars and 50% for trucks.

GERMANY AGAINST

A group of countries led by Germany opposed the regulation, which was adopted at the General Assembly of the European Parliament (EP) last month and must be officially approved by EU member states to come into force.

To support the plan, Germany had asked the EU for exemptions on renewable energy and synthetic fuels, known as e-fuels, produced by capturing carbon dioxide from the air.

A consensus on this issue was reached as a result of negotiations between the EU Commission and Germany.

Germany had received guarantees from the EU for the sale of new vehicles with internal combustion engines running on synthetic fuels.

After this stage, the law will enter into force after its publication in the Official Journal of the EU. (AA)