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EU car CO2 standards are a modern day climate and industrial policy, pushing investment into automotive transformation and securing supply of affordable electric cars to achieve zero carbon transport in Europe. T&E’s analysis shows that the 2020/21 standard of 95g/km will result in plug-in sales of 10% this year and 15% in 2021, making Europe a leading electric car market.

T&E welcomes the opportunity to input into the design of the impact assessment regarding van CO2 standards, and advocates to: (1) Assess CO2 emission reduction targets of 20% for 2025, 31% for 2027 (brought forward from 2030), at least 60% for 2030, at least 86% for 2033 and 100% for 2035 (i.e.

Policies to reduce the GHG emissions of newly registered cars are one of the most important instruments within the transport sector. Within this instrument ambitious performance standards for passenger cars are needed. However, it must be noted that 1. policy measures must have a significant and measurable effect on GHG emissions 2. besides setting ambitious goals, it is above all important to achieve them.

Transport & Environment feedback on car CO2 standards. Transport & Environment (T&E) welcomes the Commission’s (EC) proposal for a revision of the EU CO2 standards for cars. The 2020/21 EU car CO2 standards have resulted in an unprecedented drop in CO2 emissions from new cars (18%) compared to 2019, driven by the production and sale of a growing offer of EVs (reaching 16% in the first half of 2021).

Linked to the surge in home deliveries, vans are the EU’s fastest growing source of road transport emissions. Unlike for cars, the EU's van CO₂ standards have failed to put electric vans on the market in any real numbers. Only 2% of van sales were electric in 2020, compared to 11% for cars. The Commission’s Fit for 55 proposal that all new vans must be zero emission from 2035 is welcome.

Overview T&E supports the introduction of a mandate for specific sustainable advanced fuels in the aviation sector, but only if certain conditions are met for such a mandate to provide both a clear environmental benefit and investor certainty.

Addressing climate protection in the field of aviation is an excellent initiative of the European Commission. So far, this mode of transport has contributed virtually nothing to decarbonising Europe. This is mainly due to a lack of regulation. In order to reduce GHG emissions in aviation effectively, a binding mandate is needed.

Dear Madam or Sir, Please find attached T&E's position paper on the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation, which includes our recommendations for SAF targets. We believe that the text has a solid basis, especially when it comes to its scope applying to all departing flights and its exclusion of food and feed crop-based biofuels.

We welcome the EC initiative to develop an effective EU regulation to drive the uptake of sustainable alternative fuels in EU shipping. We agree with the EC assessment that creating a predictable demand in the shipping industry is essential for the investment and mass scale deployment of sustainable alternative fuels.

Addressing climate protection in the field of maritime shipping is an excellent initiative of the Euro-pean Commission. So far, this mode of transport has contributed virtually nothing to decarbonising Europe. This is mainly due to a lack of regulation. In order to reduce GHG emissions in maritime shipping effectively, a binding mandate is needed.