The new Euro 7 emissions standard is due to come into force in 2025. Actually, the new standard should affect the emissions of all vehicles. The EU Council has now decided against tightening it for passenger cars and vans compared to Euro 6. In view of the stricter limits for air quality, which the EU decided on exactly a fortnight ago, the decision of the EU Council seems paradoxical.
Since the beginning of 2020, many trucks are no longer allowed to drive through Tyrol in Austria, even though they comply with the latest Euro standard. However, vehicles travelling to and from Tyrol are not affected by the ban. This is unequal treatment, for which Italy now wants to take legal action.
With just a few adjustments, emissions from shipping can be reduced by 2030. A recent study shows that by taking precautions to save energy and increasing the use of alternative forms of propulsion, such as hydrogen, emissions can be cut by almost half.
The city is obliged to achieve climate neutrality no earlier than 2045. That was the result of the referendum on Sunday 27 March, which would have made it possible to amend the state's energy transition law to bring forward the climate neutrality targets. Not enough Berliners voted for it.
The ECJ ruling on the diesel emissions scandal has caused a sensation: the use of the so-called "thermal window" in diesel cars was declared illegal. Up to 10 million owners of diesel cars are affected by the ruling. What impact will it have on other manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz?
The Green parliamentary group proposes an eco-social reform of the commuter allowance - with the aim of having transport emissions and government spending reduced at the same time. In future, commuters who use environmentally harmful vehicles such as internal combustion engines will only be entitled to a reduced commuter allowance.
This Tuesday, 07 March 2023, was supposed to be the day: The EU wanted to put an end to the combustion engine once and for all. But the signing of its decision has to be postponed. Some EU states do not want to participate. Fearing that the vote would be negative, the decision was postponed for the time being.
As expected, the European Union Parliament approved the upcoming regulation for new cars on 14 February 2023. From 2035, new registered private cars and light commercial vehicles will be emission-free as part of the Union's transport and climate policy. However, not everything has been decided yet.
The transport senate announced the planned introduction of some traffic-free streets for next summer. The Green parliamentary group in Pankow is already joining the initiative and naming the first locations.
Fewer parking spaces, reduced traffic areas and delivery zones - the Senate wants to have car traffic reduced and is planning measures to make Berlin's mobility more environmentally and urbanly compatible.
