The German government has submitted a compromise proposal in an attempt to resolve a dispute with the European Parliament by the end of the month on stricter emission limits for carmakers, according to a person close to the matter.
The German government has submitted a compromise proposal in an attempt
to resolve a dispute with the European Parliament by the end of the month on
stricter emission limits for carmakers, according to a person close to the
matter.
The dispute pits the continent's efforts to curb carbon emissions against the
competitiveness of German automotive companies, whose exports of luxury vehicles
are a significant part of the backbone of the German economy.
The EU seeks to force carmakers from 2020 to only produce vehicles that emit an
average of less than 95 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer, although the
emissions target differs by manufacturer.
Germany
in
particular has been seeking more flexible terms for vehicles that emit more
pollution via "super credits", or allowances--a scheme that would see
additional more carbon-friendly electric or hybrid cars being made to offset
the production of the more polluting vehicles.
The European Parliament, one of the two European legislators, has so far in the
debate rejected the saving-up of super credits to allow carmakers to bank
low-polluting vehicles against their total output, so according to the person
familiar with the matter, Germany now wants to limit super credits to cars made
between 2017 and 2020.
According to
Germany
's
proposal, carmakers would then be able to use the accrued credits after 2020,
but must commit to reducing additional emissions of its conventional vehicle
output on a staggered basis until 2023.
The person familiar with the matter said
Germany
's
proposal has initially been well received, even by opponents of the
point-saving scheme.
However Thomas Ulmer, the member of the European Parliament who leads
compromise-negotiations with EU member states, told Dow Jones Newswires he is
"unsure whether the parliament could go along with that."
The EU parliament wasn't immediately available to comment Monday.
The EU's efforts are part of its pledge to trim greenhouse-gas emissions by 20%
below 1990 levels by 2020.
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