European Parliament Transport Committee Backs Pollution Charges on Heavy-Duty Trucks
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 11, 2009
The European Parliament’s Transport Committee approved a proposal to revise the Eurovignette directive to implement charges on heavy-goods vehicles based in part on the air and noise pollution they produce and the congestion they cause. Transport accounts for 27% of EU CO 2 emissions, of which road transport accounts for 73%.
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