Et nyt dansk-nederlandsk initiativ får nu i alt ni EU-lande til at opfordre EU-kommissionen til at intensivere indsatsen for udfasningen af fossildrevne køretøjer i Europa. De ni lande vil have sat en slutdato på salget af nye benzin- og dieselbiler, såvel som regulering, der gør det lettere for medlemsstaterne at igangsætte initiativer, der kan sikre en tidligere udfasning på nationalt plan. Landende efterspørger også en samlet indsats, der skal styrke lade- og tankningsinfrastrukturen på tværs af EU, og som skal understøtte udrulningen af nye nulemissionskøretøjer. Henvendelsen til Kommissionen er underskrevet af Danmark, Nederlandene, Østrig, Belgien, Grækenland, Irland, Litauen, Luxembourg og Malta.
I en pressemeddelelse udtaler klima-, energi- og forsyningsminister, Dan Jørgensen:
“In order to deliver on the increased EU 2030 climate target and to reach climate neutrality by 2050, it is essential to ensure a shift towards a sustainable transport sector. We have to accelerate the green transition of road transport and as legislators send clear signals to car manufacturers and consumers across the EU. To that end, I am delighted that we have managed to gather nine EU Member States to call on the European Commission to put forward ambitious and concrete policies to ensure the necessary transition to zero-emission vehicles.”
Opfordringen til Kommissionen lyder bl.a.:
- A phase-out date for the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans in the EU as an important policy tool to incentivise the transition to zero emission vehicles.
- EU legislation allowing Member States to take action at national level to incentivise early phase-out of new petrol and diesel cars and vans.
- Ambitious and cost-effective regulation at EU level, including a significant strengthening of the CO2 emissions performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles.
- Strengthening charging and refueling infrastructure for zero-emission vehicles.
Læs hele pressemeddelelsen her, og find henvendelsen til Kommissionen her.