Climate Changed
EU Governments Toughen Car-Emissions Cap
- Environment chiefs deepen proposed 2030 target for cutting CO2
- Deal sets up talks with EU Parliament on final version of law
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European Union governments tightened a proposed cap on carbon dioxide from cars in 2030, whittling away German resistance in a sign of heightened sensitivity across the bloc to road pollution.
EU environment ministers set a CO2-reduction target for autos of 35 percent compared with 2021 in a bid to give a stronger spur to the development of electric vehicles. Germany, which had insisted on a maximum 30 percent cut recommended by EU regulators, yielded after winning a separate concession: an interim review of the tougher rules.