Climate targets: Transportation

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  • The specific emissions of CO2 of each light commercial vehicle which is designed to be capable of running on a mixture of petrol with 85% bioethanol (E85), and which complies with relevant Union legislation or European technical standards, shall be reduced by 5% by 2015
    Transportation | Fixed level target | Target year: 2015 | Base year: 2011
    Source:

    Emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles (Regulation (EU) No. 510/2011 setting emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles as part of the Union's integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles

    Legislative | 2011

  • Average emissions of 147 gCO2/km for the average emissions of new light commercial vehicles registered in the Union subject to confirmation of its feasibility, as specified in Article 13(1) by 2020
    Transportation | Fixed level target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 2011
    Source:

    Emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles (Regulation (EU) No. 510/2011 setting emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles as part of the Union's integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles

    Legislative | 2011

  • At least 10% share of renewables in final energy consumption in the transportation sector by 2020
    Transportation | Fixed level target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 2009
    Source:

    2020 Climate and Energy Package (contains Directive 2009/29/EC, Directive 2009/28/EC, Directive 2009/31/EC and Decision No. 406/2009/EC of the Parliament and the Council ; see below)

    Legislative | 2009

  • Average emissions of 95 g CO2/km as average emissions for the new car fleet, in accordance with Article 13(5) by 2020
    Transportation | Fixed level target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 2009
    Source:

    Emission performance standards for new passenger cars (Regulation (EC) No. 443/2009 setting emission performance standards for new passenger cars as part of the Community's integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles)

    Legislative | 2009

  • Reducing the GHG intensity of fuels used in vehicles for transportation by 10% by 2020 against a 2009 baseline
    Transportation | Intensity target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 2009
    Source:

    Fuel Quality (Directives 2009/30/EC and 2015/1513 amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol, diesel and gas-oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and reduce GHG emissions and amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the specification of fuel used by inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 93/12/EEC)

    Legislative | 2009

  • Reduce CO2 emissions by 50% and NOx by 80% by 2020 against a 2007 baseline
    Transportation | Fixed level target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 2007
    Source:

    Clean Sky (Council Regulation (EC) No. 71/2007 setting up the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking and No 558/2014 of 6 May 2014 establishing the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking)

    Legislative | 2007

  • Increasing aircraft fuel efficiency, thus reducing CO2 emissions by 20 to 30% compared to state-of-the-art aircraft entering into service as from 2014 by 2020
    Transportation | Trajectory target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 2014
    Source:

    Clean Sky (Council Regulation (EC) No. 71/2007 setting up the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking and No 558/2014 of 6 May 2014 establishing the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking)

    Legislative | 2007

  • Biofuel GHG emissions must be >35% lower than the fossil fuel they are replacing by 2017, 2018 against a 2015 baseline
    Transportation | Fixed level target | Target year: 2018 | Base year: 2015
    Source:

    Fuel Quality (Directives 2009/30/EC and 2015/1513 amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol, diesel and gas-oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and reduce GHG emissions and amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the specification of fuel used by inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 93/12/EEC)

    Legislative | 2009

  • Manufacturer's average emissions to be reduced yearly by 2014-2020 against a 2011 baseline
    Transportation | Fixed level target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 2011
    Source:

    Emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles (Regulation (EU) No. 510/2011 setting emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles as part of the Union's integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles

    Legislative | 2011

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