Germany wins battle to scrap EU's 95 g/km CO2 legislation, new agreement expected in weeks

Germany's lobbying on the EU legislation to introduce a 95g/km CO2 emissions limit by 2020 has been successful, as the June agreement is scrapped.

European Union (EU) environment ministers have agreed to demands from the German lobby to scrap an existing agreement made in June to cap range-average CO2 emissions of passenger cars to 95g/km by 2020, according to a Reuters report. After constant lobbying from German members of the European Parliament, the 28 member states agreed to revisit the June agreement, which had set the 95g/km target, although it still retained elements favourable to the interests of the German OEMs, including the value limit curve and supercredits awarded to vehicles emitting less than 35g/km.