Activities of Ivo BELET related to 2007/0297(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Emission performance standards for new passenger cars (debate)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Communications proposed an integrated approach with a view to reaching the Community target of 120 g CO2/km by 2012 and announced that the Commission would propose a legislative framework to achieve the Community objective by focusing on mandatory reductions of emissions of CO2 to reach the objective of 130 g CO2/km for the average new car fleet by means of improvements in vehicle motor technology. Consistent with the approach under the voluntary commitments adopted by the manufacturers, this covers those elements that are taken into account in the measurement of the CO2 emissions of passenger cars in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information.12 A further reduction of 10 g CO2/km, or equivalent if technically necessary, will be delivered by other technological improvements and by an increased use of biofuels. In addition, consumer behaviour has an affect on overall emissions from passenger cars and therefore consumers should be provided with information regarding whether new passenger cars meet the emission targets set under this Regulation. It is also important, in the light of the forthcoming revision of Directive 1999/94/EC relating to the availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in respect of the marketing of new passenger cars, to develop a clear classification of vehicles on the basis of their fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The legislative framework for implementing the average new car fleet target should ensure competitively neutral and socially equitable and sustainable reduction targets which are equitable to the diversity of the European automobile manufacturers and avoid any unjustified distortion of competition between automobile manufacturers. The legislative framework should be compatible with the overall objective of reaching the EU’s Kyoto targets and should be complemented by other more use-related instruments such as differentiating car and energy taxes. Taxes on passenger cars should relate to their polluting emissions and should be agreed on European level in order to avoid further internal market fragmentation based on diversified taxation in the different Member States.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11a (new)
Recital 11a (new)
(11a) In order to achieve zero-emission cars, the appropriations in the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development set aside for technologies seeking to make zero-emission cars possible should be drastically increased.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13a (new)
Recital 13a (new)
(13 a) Given that cars which can reach high speeds are by definition heavier in order to achieve this higher performance, it is necessary to persuade car manufacturers, perhaps by means of an agreement, to adjust the development of cars’ design and power to take greater account of speed limits, partly for safety reasons.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point fb (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point fb (new)
(fb) 'super-credit' means a credit for particularly carbon-efficient vehicles with CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1a (new)