# Union sets a 2035 zero-CO2 target for new cars

Date: 2023

Regulation (EU) 2023/851 effectively requires new cars and vans to be zero-CO2 at tailpipe from 2035, with a later e-fuel opening. The file sat in Fit for 55. Adoption is co-legislative.

## People

- Frans Timmermans: https://factrail.ai/people/frans-timmermans

## Drivers

- Decarbonization and climate-mitigation policy: https://factrail.ai/drivers/env-decarbonization-policy

## Sources

- https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/03/28/fit-for-55-council-adopts-regulation-on-co2-emissions-from-new-cars-and-vans/
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32023R0851

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-cars-co2-2023