EU relaxation of diesel emission limits was illegal, court rules
Source: The Guardian
EU relaxation of diesel emission limits was illegal, court rules
Ruling means new generation of so-called ‘cleaner’ diesel vehicles can be banned by cities across EU
Sandra Laville
Thu 13 Dec 2018 15.40 GMT Last modified on Thu 13 Dec 2018 15.51 GMT
The new generation of so-called “cleaner” diesel vehicles can be banned from Madrid, Paris and Brussels after a ruling by European justices.
City authorities can now stop Euro 6 diesel vehicles from entering their cities. The European court of justice has overruled a decision by the European commission to allow new diesel vehicles to emit higher levels of nitrogen dioxide.
The justices said the original limit of 80mg/km must be maintained and that a 2016 relaxation of car emission limits was illegal.
The three cities took the European commission to court over its proposal to allow a 168mg/km limit following pressure from national governments. EU law had previously set a 80mg/km limit.
The European court of justice said on Thursday the commission was not allowed to change the limits of nitrogen oxides for vehicles when it introduced a new test designed to be a realistic assessment of emissions.
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