Moving away from the end of combustion engines: negotiators in the European Parliament find a compromise
Negotiators from the EPP, S&D and Renew have agreed on a compromise that could allow the sale of new combustion engines under conditions.
Quick Look
- Negotiators from the EPP, S&D and Renew in the European Parliament have agreed on a compromise that could soften the strict ban on combustion engines from 2035.
- New cars should therefore emit 95 percent less CO2, with exceptions for climate-friendly steel.
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Why It Matters
Previous EU regulations stipulated that from 2035 no new cars that emit CO2 would be allowed to be registered.
The end of the so-called combustion engine shutdown seems to be getting closer and closer. During the night in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, negotiators from the conservative European People's Party, the social democratic S&D and the liberal Renew agreed on a compromise. This emerges from a paper available to the ARD studio in Brussels. Accordingly, from 2035 onwards, new cars should emit 95 percent less CO2 than in the starting year of 2021.
According to the paper, the value can drop to up to 87.5 percent if climate-friendly steel was used in the car. This would mean that the sale of new combustion engines and hybrid cars would remain permitted. The previous regulation stipulated that from 2035 no new cars that emit CO2 into the air will be registered in Europe.
The parliamentary groups and parliament still have to agree
The paper also envisages further easing of emissions targets during the transition periods. The agreement is not yet final. The three factions still have to agree to the compromise that the negotiators have forged.
On Thursday, both the Transport Committee and the Industry Committee in the European Parliament are due to vote on their opinion on the end of the combustion engine. The lead environmental committee is to follow at the beginning of November. And it would not be until December that Parliament as a whole would decide on its position.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Voting by the Transport and Industry Committee in the European Parliament
Very likely · Within days
Parliament as a whole votes on the position
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- How do the political groups and committees vote?
- Will Member States accept the compromise?
