EU Transport Policy in Support of Green Propulsion in Road Transport

1. EU Transport Policy in Support of Green Propulsion in Road Transport • Holistic approach on sustainable mobility • Achievements • Future actions • Green vehicle procurement Franz Söldner European Commission Directorate General Energy and Transport Unit G4, Clean Transport and Urban Transport CEMR Working Group on Transport, Brussels, 5 June 2007

2. Holistic Approach onSustainable Mobility Improve vehicle performance to respond to main environmental challenges: • Improve energy efficiency  contribute to security of energy supply • Reduce CO2 emissions  contribute to climate protection • Reduce pollutant emissions  contribute to reduction of health impact CEMR Working Group on Transport, Brussels, 5 June 2007

3. Achievements Energy efficiency Reduction of fuel consumption of new cars by 15%: from 7.6 l/100 km (1995) to 6.4 l/100 km (2004) CO2 emission reduction Reduction of emissions of new cars by 12.4 %: from 186 g/km (1995) to 163 g/km (2004) Pollutant emission reduction Reduction through tightening of Euro emission standards: Particulate emissions: by factor 18 for heavy duty vehicles (Euro I/1993 to IV/2006) by factor 28 for cars (Euro 1/1993 to 5/2009) CEMR Working Group on Transport, Brussels, 5 June 2007

4. Trends in EU Transport Emissions CO2 NOx PM CEMR Working Group on Transport, Brussels, 5 June 2007

5. Trends in EU CO2 Emissions EU-25 Baseline trends • CO2 emissions projected to slightly increase • Power production and transport remain main emitters CEMR Working Group on Transport, Brussels, 5 June 2007

6. Future Actions Energy Efficiency • Saving 20% energy consumption by 2020 • Improving fuel efficiency of cars through CO2 reduction measures • Revision of car labelling Directive • Energy-efficient eco-driving education of drivers • Tyre pressure standard and rolling resistance limits • Research and technological development priority funding • Promotion of the market development of clean and energy efficient vehicles through public procurement CO2 emission reduction • Reducing CO2 emissions by 20% by 2020 (compared to 1990) • Integrated approach on vehicles, fuels, policy, drivers Pollutant emission reduction Lower limits in new Euro standards (Euro VI proposal: 2007) CEMR Working Group on Transport, Brussels, 5 June 2007

7. CO2 Strategy on Vehicles Amendment of the fuels quality Directive (Commission proposal of 31 January 2007): Reduction of average CO2 content of motor fuels in the EU by 1 % annually from 2010 to 2020 Review of Community strategy on CO2 from cars, Commission position on the integrated approach (Commission Communications of 7 February 2007): Legislation with mandatory emission reductions; Cars: 120g/km by 2012 (130 g/km by vehicle motor technology, 10g/km by other technological improvements and biofuels); Light commercial vehicles: 175 g/km / 2012, 160 g/km / 2015 CEMR Working Group on Transport, Brussels, 5 June 2007

8. Green VehicleProcurement R&D Community programmes provided support to clean and energy efficient vehicle and fuel technologies Market introduction delayed or prevented by high initial cost Market development could be accelerated by green public procurement Public procurement could set example for private purchasing CEMR Working Group on Transport, Brussels, 5 June 2007

9. Public Procurement of Vehicles Purchases of new vehicles by public bodies (EU-25) CEMR Working Group on Transport, Brussels, 5 June 2007

10. Previous Proposal onGreen VehicleProcurement Objective Improving air quality, in particular in cities, and supporting the market introduction of clean vehicles Focus on heavy duty vehicles Enhanced Environmentally friendly Vehicle (EEV) standard of Community legislation on pollutant emissions should be met by a quota (25%) in the procurement of vehicles for public transport services Council and European Parliament comments Broader approach in objectives and range of vehicles CEMR Working Group on Transport, Brussels, 5 June 2007

11. New Approach onGreen VehicleProcurement Open approach – possible options among others: • Accelerated introduction of new Euro standards Procurement of vehicles for public transport servicesshould give preference to the latest Euro standard adopted by Council and Parliament • Inclusion of life-time costs Award criteria for vehicle procurement for public transport services should include the life-time cost for energy consumption and CO2 and pollutant emissions • Internalisation of external costs Coverage of all categories of vehicles and all providers of public transport services; harmonised methodology; voluntary application CEMR Working Group on Transport, Brussels, 5 June 2007

12. Green Paper on Urban Transport Integrated approach on urban transport and mobility under full respect of subsidiarity Consultation on Internet (28.2. – 30.4. 2007) 6 questions on “Market development of clean and energy efficient vehicles” Response: • Support for action on European Union level • Support for promotion by public procurement CEMR Working Group on Transport, Brussels, 5 June 2007

13. Summary Holistic approach on Green Propulsion • Improvement of energy efficiency • Reduction of CO2 emissions • Reduction of pollutant emissions Achievements in all three areas • Energy efficiency of new cars improved • CO2 emissions of new cars reduced • Pollutant emissions strongly reduced Future actions • Focus on energy efficiency and CO2 emissions • Integrated urban transport approach in Green Paper • Promotion of clean+energy efficient vehicles by public procurement CEMR Working Group on Transport, Brussels, 5 June 2007