{"id":1714981,"date":"2022-10-28T10:48:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T14:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1714981"},"modified":"2022-10-28T10:48:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T14:48:31","slug":"european-union-follows-california-will-ban-new-gas-and-diesel-cars-by-2035","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-union-follows-california-will-ban-new-gas-and-diesel-cars-by-2035\/","title":{"rendered":"European Union Follows California, Will Ban New Gas And Diesel Cars By 2035"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feuropean-union-follows-california-will-ban-new-gas-and-diesel-cars-by-2035%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1714981&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ministers in the <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/european-union\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Union<\/a> reached a provisional agreement on Thursday to completely eliminate <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carbon dioxide<\/a> emissions on roads by 2035.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers plan to increase incentives and subsidies for the producers of <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/electric-vehicles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">electric vehicles<\/a> and report every two years on the affordability of the new technology, as well as impacts upon consumption and employment. The policy is an effective ban on new vehicles powered by diesel and gasoline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith these targets, we create clarity for the car industry and stimulate innovation and investments for car manufacturers,\u201d Jan Huitema, a Dutch member of the European Parliament, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/news\/en\/press-room\/20221024IPR45734\/deal-confirms-zero-emissions-target-for-new-cars-and-vans-in-2035\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. \u201cIn addition, purchasing and driving zero-emission cars will become cheaper for consumers. I am pleased that today we reached an agreement with the Council on an ambitious revision of the targets for 2030 and supported a 100% target for 2035.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The European Union has adopted the official <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/clima\/eu-action\/climate-strategies-targets\/2050-long-term-strategy_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">policy<\/a> of becoming \u201ca climate-neutral society\u201d by 2050 in accordance with the European Green Deal and the Paris Agreement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The new transportation plan would require immediate action from the European Parliament, including the construction of charging stations and access to raw materials, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acea.auto\/press-release\/car-co2-targets-no-time-to-waste-for-putting-conditions-for-zero-emissions-in-place-says-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> from the European Automobile Manufacturers\u2019 Association, a trade association uniting the continent\u2019s largest automakers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis extremely far-reaching decision is without precedent,\u201d BMW CEO Oliver Zipse said. \u201cIt means that the European Union will now be the first and only world region to go all-electric.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the United States, the governments of California, Massachusetts, Washington, and Virginia are following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/california-expected-to-ban-sale-of-new-gas-cars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new rules<\/a> from the California Air Resources Board requiring 35% of new vehicles to produce zero emissions by 2026, a standard that will progressively rise to 100% by 2035. The Biden administration has likewise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/12\/13\/fact-sheet-the-biden-harris-electric-vehicle-charging-action-plan\/\">set<\/a> the \u201cambitious target\u201d of ensuring that electric vehicles constitute 50% of car sales in the United States by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>The Inflation Reduction Act, which contains $369 billion for climate initiatives, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/energy-sec-granholm-families-should-use-ev-tax-credits-weatherize-their-homes-finance-solar-panels-to-cope-with-inflation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">includes<\/a> tax credits for new electric vehicles. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/energy-secretary-lays-out-the-only-way-to-avoid-high-gas-prices-and-its-not-producing-more-oil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">urged<\/a> a transition from gas-powered vehicles as a solution for Americans experiencing high prices at the pump.<\/p>\n<p>The new European Union policy comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/european-climate-bureaucrats-are-dooming-the-continent-to-a-very-dark-winter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">energy prices<\/a> across the continent soar to new heights due to fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine and low production from some renewable sources. Russia severed natural gas flow through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline ahead of the system witnessing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nord-stream-pipelines-see-unprecedented-damage-after-cia-warned-german-government-of-sabotage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unprecedented damage<\/a>, tightening the availability of the critical fuel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Russian shipments accounted for 40% of the European natural gas supply last year, a rate that had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/european-union-social-market-economy-might-redistribute-fossil-fuel-profits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dropped<\/a> to 9% as of two months ago. Germany, the continent\u2019s largest economy, has seen dependence on Russian natural gas decrease from 55% to 35%.<\/p>\n<p>The International Energy Agency recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/european-households-must-cut-power-usage-this-winter-energy-agency-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found<\/a> that a failure to reduce energy demand would bring power inventory to 18% of working capacity by March. Several nations, including France and Spain, have called for residents to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/french-president-calls-for-10-cut-in-energy-use-will-ration-power-as-a-last-resort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reduce power consumption<\/a> ahead of the winter months.<\/p>\n<p>European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/european-union-intends-to-flatten-the-curve-for-electricity-use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed<\/a> that the European Union would introduce a \u201cmandatory target\u201d for reducing electricity consumption during peak demand. In a speech, she asserted that droughts which have lowered river capacity and therefore reduced hydropower production are among the \u201ceffects of climate change\u201d and point to the need for \u201cmassive investments in renewables.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ministers in the European Union reached a provisional agreement on Thursday to completely eliminate carbon dioxide emissions on roads by 2035. Lawmakers plan to increase incentives and subsidies for the producers of electric vehicles and report every two years on the affordability of the new technology, as well as impacts upon consumption and employment. 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