Lawmakers at the European Parliament and members of the EU Council announced that they have reached an agreement on a new law mandating a significant increase in electric vehicle recharging and hydrogen refueling stations across Europe’s main transport networks, aimed at enabling the transition to zero emission transport, and addressing consumer refueling concerns that could impede the switch to zero emission vehicles. The agreement marks another step towards the completion of the European Commission’s “Fit for 55” roadmap – the EU’s proposed strategy to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels, and supports the plan’s other transport-focused elements, including rules requiring all new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles registered in the EU to be zero emissions by 2035, and to cut emissions in sectors including road and domestic maritime transport by 40% by 2030.

Source: ESGToday