ICCT calls on EU to introduce CO2 limits for trucks
News
10 Jun 2016
The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has called on the EU to introduce CO2 limits for heavy duty vehicles.
Currently, the EU has no CO2 limits for heavy duty vehicles and the ICCT says that thanks to new US fuel economy standards, American tractor trailers will take over European tractor trailers as the most fuel efficient in the world by 2020.
Research conducted by the ICCT suggests that, if new limits were to be introduced, fuel economy could be improved by 27 per cent by 2025, and up to 40 per cent better by 2030.
The ICCT has said that for the EU to meet its 2030 climate targets it must do more to improve efficiency in the freight sector, as trucks currently make up 25 per cent of on-road fuel use and carbon emissions, despite making up less than five per cent of all vehicles on the road.
William Todts, freight director at Transport and Environment, said: “CO2 standards for trucks make shipping goods cheaper while cutting emissions and reducing our dependence on foreign oil. That’s why member states, MEPs and business have all called on the EU to introduce truck fuel economy standards. The time has come for the Commission to make a move. There are no more excuses for inaction.”
