Europe Calls for Cutting Car Emissions by a Third. Not Enough, Critics Say.<br />8, 2017<br />Vehicles in Europe would have to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by almost a third by 2030 under proposals unveiled on Wednesday by regulators in Brussels, who were immediately criticized for not doing enough to combat global warming<br />and for succumbing to pressure from Germany and its powerful auto lobby.<br />Greg Archer said that amounts to handing the global leadership on electric cars to China, which will be delighted to export their models to Europe<br />Erik Jonnaert, secretary general of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, said the organization would push for a reduction in carbon<br />dioxide emissions of 20 percent rather than 30 percent as the proposals make their way through the European Union’s lengthy approvals process.<br />The proposals by the European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, would force automakers to cut vehicle<br />carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent by 2030 compared to 2021 levels, and to achieved half of the cuts by 2025.<br />German car brands like Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche<br />that emphasize big luxury cars have a harder time meeting tough carbon dioxide standards than companies like France’s Renault or Italy’s Fiat, which, in relative terms, sell more small cars.<br />But officials admitted on Friday that they had failed to stem the growth of carbon dioxide emissions from cars<br />and trucks, which have increased 20 percent since 1990.
