Laura DegallaixEnvironment and Safety Policy Officer

BEUC, the EU Consumers’ Organisation

EU Commission’s Hearing

11 July 2007

Reduction of CO2 emissions from cars

The consumer’s perspective

Failure of the VA

Integrated approach

Consumers’ interest and contribution

Ambitious targets

The consumer’s perspective

Increased emissions:

12% of EU total CO2 emissions

26 % between 1990 & 2004

Worst performing sector

VA lacked transparency, ambition and

efficacy

Failure of the VA

Varied policy toolbox

Individual car emissions values

Complementary measures (measurable,

accountable and monitored)

Taxation and fiscal incentives

Proposed integrated approach

Increasing consumers’ interest and contribution?

Promotion of sustainable mobility

Coherence policy

objectives<=>market

Improved EU labelling system

Rules on advertising and marketing

Ambitious targets

Regulation needed

120g/km by 2012

Intermediate & long term goals

(2010 review?)

Transparency, monitoring and mandatory

reporting

Laura Degallaix

Environment and Safety Policy Adviser

lde@beuc.eu

+32 (0)2 740 28 09

Thank you for your attention!

Germany UK

"HIGH PERFORMANCE. LOW EMISSIONS. ZERO GUILT"

"RX 400h. The world's first high performance hybrid SUV … category-leading low CO2 emissions. A combination

without equal. Or compromise“; "… CO2 emissions

192g/km".

Ad breached CAP Code clauses 7.1 (Truthfulness), 19.1 (Other comparisons) and 49.1 (Environmental

claims).

ASA (advertising regulation)

Lexus RH400h Hybrid car

23 May 2007