Thu Feb 16, 2023 – 2:07 pm EST
BRUSSELS (LifeSiteNews) — The European Parliament (EUP) approved a plan Tuesday that would ban the sale of gas powered cars and vans by 2035.
The measure, originally approved by the European Union’s (EU) 27 member states in October, mandates that car manufacturers in the EU must achieve a 100% cut in carbon emissions for new cars and vans sold by 2035. The legislation also mandates that new cars achieve a 55% cut in carbon emissions after 2030 when compared to 2021 emissions, while new vans must have a 50% cut in emissions.
Parliament has approved the new CO2 emissions reduction targets for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles as part of the EU’s Fit for 55 package.
— European Parliament (@Europarl_EN) February 14, 2023
The measure also changes preexisting incentives for car manufacturers to have 25% of car sales to be zero-emission and 17% of van sales from 2025 to 2029. The incentives are set to be removed by 2030. The measure further holds that the European Commission will present a methodology for evaluating carbon emissions from cars and vans sold in the EU, as well
The remainder of this article is available in its entirety at LifeSite News
The views expressed in this news alert by the author do not directly represent that of The Official Street Preachers or its editors