Press Release: Climate action: Commission sets out strategy to curb CO2 emissions from trucks, buses and coaches

Trucks, buses and coaches would use less fuel and emit lower amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) under a strategy adopted by the European Commission on 21 May 2014.

Such heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) are responsible for around a quarter of CO2 emissions from road transport in the EU. Without action, HDV emissions in 2030-2050 are projected to remain close to current, unsustainable levels.

• Primary Source

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/14/366: Questions and Answers on the Commission strategy for reducing Heavy-Duty Vehicles' (HDVs) fuel consumption and CO2 emissions http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-366_en.pdf

EurActiv, 22.05.14: EU releases strategy to curb lorry CO2 emissions, fuel consumption http://www.euractiv.com/sections/transport/eu-releases-strategy-curb-lorry-co2-emissions-fuel-consumption-302286

ESO: Background information: Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament. Strategy for reducing heavy-duty vehicles' fuel consumption and CO2 emissions http://www.europeansources.info/record/communication-from-the-commission-to-the-council-and-the-european-parliament-strategy-for-reducing-heavy-duty-vehicles-fuel-consumption-and-co2-emissions/

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