European Commission: Results of the public consultation on reducing CO2 emissions from road vehicles
The results of the Commission's online consultation
on strategy and options to reduce road vehicle greenhouse gas emissions
are now available.
Between September and December 2011, the Commission
held an online public consultation on road vehicle CO2 emissions.
The
consultation was designed to gather input for a review of the 2020
targets for emissions of CO2 from cars and vans, for which an Impact
Assessment is currently in preparation in view of a proposal to be
presented this summer. The consultation also provides input for the
Commission's work to develop a strategy on reducing Heavy Duty Vehicle
greenhouse gas emissions, scheduled for 2013.
The online consultation received over 3,000
responses, the majority from individuals with 137 from registered
stakeholder organisations.
A large number of respondents, primarily
individuals, felt that binding legislation with ambitious targets was
essential if road vehicle emissions are to continue to be reduced. On
the other hand, some representatives of vehicle manufacturers raised
concerns over setting new long-term targets, claiming that the targets
in place are already challenging.
Although there were some differing views on the
appropriate methods and initiatives for reducing road vehicle emissions,
responses were broadly supportive of the need for a policy to reduce
road vehicle greenhouse gas emissions in line with overall EU climate
objectives.
A detailed analysis is available in the summary 
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