EU gives boost to affordable cleaner cars, but deal is not good enough for the planet

The European Parliament, Commission and Council just agreed to cut carbon emissions from new cars and vans by 15% in 2025 and 37.5% in 2030, compared to 2021 levels. The European federation of transport NGOs, Transport & Environment (T&E), welcomes the agreement. However, T&E warns that the deal is well below what’s needed to achieve the EU’s 2030 climate targets or indeed meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement, which requires the last car with an engine to be sold by the early 2030s.