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Car makers face sanctions over carbon emissions
The European Union has threatened to get tough with car makers that fail to meet its targets on cutting CO2 emissions. The warning, which will be viewed with interest by procurement professionals in the automotive industry and more widely, came after the latest data from the commission showed that although car manufacturers succeeded in reducing their CO2 emissions by 12.4 per cent since 1995, they are still a long way off the target they are meant to reach in less than three years, and that progress towards the target may have slowed.
According to the latest available figures, average emissions stood at 160 grams per kilometre in 2004, which is down just 1 per cent on the 2003 figures. EU enterprise commissioner Guenter Verheugen said: “The situation is not satisfactory. I urge the industry to step up their efforts.” His spokesman added: “If car makers do not live up to their commitment, the European Commission would not hesitate to replace the carrot for the stick, for example, by taking regulatory action.”
The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) promised the European Commission in 1998 to reach average emissions of 140 grams of CO2 per kilometre for new cars by 2008. Japanese and Korean makers agreed on the same target by 2009.
The final EU target is to reach an average CO2 emission figure of 120g/km for all new passenger cars by 2010. Road transport generates more than one fifth of all CO2 emissions in the EU, with passenger cars being responsible for more than half of these emissions. CO2 emissions from road transport have risen by 22 per cent since 1990, notably due to increases both in the number of cars on the roads and the increasing distances driven.
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