The European Parliament's Environment Committee has approved a proposal to reduce the CO2 target of new cars from 100% to 87.5% by 2035, which will still have to be negotiated.
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04/11/2026
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A parliament's Environment Committee has approved a proposal to reduce the target of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new cars from 100% to 87.5% by 2035, which will still have to be negotiated.
This concerns regulatory proposals that are part of a more comprehensive package for a clean and competitive European car sector, approved today in committee with 48 votes in favour, 30 against and two abstentions.
“As far as passenger cars are concerned, MEPs want to reduce the target of reducing CO2 emissions for the entire fleet by 2035 from 100% to 87.5%,” the European Assembly said.
In addition, “the manufacturers would have to compensate for limited emissions to 7.5% – from the EU reference target for the entire fleet in 2021 – to achieve a 95% target, using EU-produced low carbon steel credits,” he explains.
For light commercial vehicles, the emission reduction target would be 35% by 2030 and 80% by 2035.
The proposal also provides for supercredits for small electric vehicles and high energy efficiency models manufactured in the European Union (EU).
MEPs also call for vehicles exclusively powered by certain renewable and low carbon fuels to be considered as vehicles with no emissions.
The mandate to negotiate with the Member States (EU Council) should be voted at the December plenary session.
Also in the environmental area, this committee has today also approved a proposal to limit the overall deadline for completion of environmental project assessments in the EU to 300 days, excluding the time needed to prepare their reports by promoters.
The deadline may be extended to 60 days in exceptional circumstances, in particular due to the size or complexity of the projects.
MEPs also propose to reduce the deadline from 60 to 45 days to determine whether a project needs a complete environmental assessment.
The amendments include strengthening the single point of contact for promoters, simplifying the presentation of documents and digitising procedures.
MEPs maintain the possibility of considering certain strategic projects of higher public interest and advocate speeding up judicial proceedings, but reject tacit adoption of administrative steps when authorities fail to meet deadlines.
The proposal on environmental assessments was adopted by 36 votes in favour, 35 against and 11 abstentions and should be voted at the plenary session from 23 to 26 November, before the start of negotiations with the EU Council.