Press Release: CO2 Emissions from new passenger cars down by 5.6 per cent between 1995 and 1999

The European Commission has published its first annual report on the effectiveness of the Community strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars and improve fuel economy. The strategy aims at achieving an average CO2 emission figure for new passenger cars of 120 g CO2/km by 2005, and 2010 at the latest. The strategy has so far resulted in a reduction of CO2 emissions from new passenger cars sold on the EU market of 5.6% between 1995 and 1999. The major part of the Community strategy consists of environmental agreements with the European, Japanese and Korean car industries. All three associations (ACEA, JAMA and KAMA) have delivered reductions of CO2 emissions from cars sold by their members on the EU market: ACEA 6.0%, JAMA 4.6% and KAMA 1.5%. However, in order to meet the final target all three associations must increase their efforts. The Commission remains confident that the associations will live up to their commitment.

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