European program for climate protection

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The European Climate Change Program (Engl. European Climate Change Program , shortly ECCP ) is part of the environmental policy of the European Union and was established in June 2000 by the European Commission launched. This was intended to implement the commitments made by the European Union under the Kyoto Protocol . All EU states ratified the treaty on May 31, 2002.

The most important measure under the ECCP is EU emissions trading . It is also the world's largest emissions trading system .

On 25 June 1996, the EU continued Ministers the average goal global warming to 2 ° C limit .

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In mid-2006, the European Commission presented a revised strategy paper to the European Parliament and the European Council to curb global warming. The new goals provide for a greater than planned reduction in CO 2 emissions in the transport sector. Specifically, the average CO 2 emissions of new vehicles are to be gradually reduced from the current 160 to 120 g / km . This roughly corresponds to the consumption of 4.5 l / 100 km for diesel and 5 l / 100 km for gasoline engines .

On December 19, 2007, EU Commissioner Stavros Dimas presented a detailed proposal according to which the specified limit values ​​should apply to the average of a manufacturer's new vehicle fleet. According to this, automobile manufacturers can reach the limit value within their own company or in a pool with other manufacturers. At the end of a year, it should be determined whether the limits have been adhered to. Car manufacturers who miss the average are expected to pay drastic fines. According to the Commission's proposal, in the first year this is 20 euros per excess gram of CO 2 emitted / km and vehicle. In 2015 it should then be 95 euros. The German auto industry fears billions in penalties due to the high numbers and relatively high-emission vehicles and shows strong resistance. The proposal has yet to be approved by the EU Parliament and EU governments.

Dimas expects the price of the vehicles to rise by up to 1,300 euros as a result of the new regulation. On the other hand, there are savings of around 2700 euros due to lower fuel consumption, which makes driving even cheaper.

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  1. ↑ Questions and Answers on the Commission Communication Limiting Global Climate Change to 2 ° C , EU press release (MEMO / 07/17), 10 January 2007
  2. ↑ Commission plans legislative framework to ensure the EU meets its target for cutting CO2 emissions from cars , EU press release (IP / 07/155 ), 7 February 2007
  3. ↑ New EU exhaust gas limits are met with criticism ( memento of December 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Tagesanzeiger, December 19, 2007.
  4. ^ An exchange of blows in the dispute over climate protection requirements , Welt Online, December 24, 2007