Germany Conditionally Accepts EU's 2035 Ban on Fuel Cars

On June 29, according to Gasgoo, Germany's Environment Minister Steffi Lemke said on June 28 that Germany could support the European Union's proposal to ban the sale of new fossil fuel vehicles from 2035, but only if an option is added. That would allow the sale of cars that run on "CO2-neutral" fuels.

"In terms of our position, this supplementary condition is important for Germany, and we believe it can also serve as a bridge for the overall discussion," Lemke told a meeting of EU environment ministers. Lemke and EU environment ministers are trying to meet on June 28. reach an agreement on the law.

Lemke said Germany's proposed supplement would require the EU to come up with a separate proposal to allow vehicles that "use entirely CO2-neutral fuels" to remain on the market after 2035.

In order to reduce the planet's greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, the European Commission proposes to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from new cars by 100% by 2035.This means that from 2035, EU countries will no longer sell internal combustion engine cars.

EU countries agreed on June 29 on proposed laws to tackle climate change, support the 2035 phase-out of new internal combustion engine car sales and set up a multi-billion-euro fund to protect poorer citizens from the consequences of the policy. The impact of increased costs.

After more than 16 hours of negotiations, the environment ministers of the EU's 27 member states have reached their common position on five laws."The climate crisis and its consequences are clear, so policy is inevitable," said Frans Timmermans, the EU's climate policy chief.

Ministers backed core parts of a package first proposed by the European Commission last summer, including a law requiring zero carbon dioxide emissions from new cars sold in the EU from 2035, which would make internal combustion engine cars unmarketable.