Regulation & Safety

Europe's CO2 emissions target for 2035 will ban sales of combustion engine cars

EU climate policy July 14 2021
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (center) gestures as she presents the EU's new climate policy proposals with Vice President Frans Timmermans and EU Commissioners Kadri Simson, Paolo Gentiloni, Adina-Ioana Valean. (Yves Herman/REUTERS)
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July 14, 2021 12:35 PM

The European Commission is proposing a reduction to zero of CO2 emissions from new cars sold in the bloc by 2035 in a plan that will effectively ban sales of cars with gasoline and diesel engines.

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