The European Union is “sticking to its controversial plans” for curbs on combustion engines from 2035, despite heavy pressure from the car industry to water down the incoming rules, reports the Financial Times.
The newspaper says it has seen “answers prepared for the bloc’s climate chief Wopke Hoekstra for when he faces parliamentary hearings next month”, which say that the EU “cannot and should not roll back” its plan to outlaw the sale of new cars powered by fossil fuels.
The law, announced in 2021, “has come under fire from Europe’s carmakers as they struggle with flagging electric vehicle sales and intense competition from Chinese manufacturers”, the newspaper explains.
However, the briefing says that the new rules create “predictability for investors and manufacturers” and are essential for the bloc to reach its goals on reducing CO2 emissions, as well as to “strengthen the competitiveness of the EU automotive industry”.
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