Question 9996 — transportation

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Currently, European regulations on vehicle CO2 emissions only take into account emissions at the tailpipe or “tank to wheel”. The European Commission's proposals to revise the regulation on CO2 emissions from light vehicles and to set CO2 emissions standards for heavy goods vehicles maintain this approach. The Commission justifies this choice by various elements. She mentions in particular the technical difficulties linked to the complexity of the exercise and the large quantity of information necessary as well as the risk of double regulation. The Commission adds that decarbonization of the energy sector will lead to a sharp reduction in well-to-wheel emissions from electric vehicles over time and also mentions the fact that it is not possible to know in advance which source energy will be chosen when using the vehicle and that this choice is beyond the reach of the manufacturers, who are the actors targeted by the objectives defined in the regulations. Given these issues and the fact that the adoption of European texts on CO2 emissions standards for light and heavy vehicles is scheduled for the end of 2018, the deadlines are too short to consider a change of approach in the short term. The Minister of State, Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition nevertheless considers that it is essential to have a global assessment of the environmental impacts of vehicles, generated at all stages of their life cycle, in order to guide public and industrial policies towards clean mobility. Given the diversity of existing methodologies, it is necessary to define a harmonized methodology European level. Also, as part of the discussions on the regulation setting CO2 emissions standards for light vehicles, France is in favor of a long-term vision which places emphasis on zero-emission vehicles by taking into account in particular the issues of production and manufacturing of batteries and supports the development by the Commission of a harmonized methodology to take into account emissions on the entire life cycle of vehicles.

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