Cleaner buses, coaches and lorries
30.6.2017
Question for written answer P-004411-17
to the Commission
Rule 130
Lucy Anderson (S&D)
The Commission’s 2016 Strategy for Low‐Emission Mobility noted that around a quarter of carbon dioxide emissions in road transport are from buses, coaches and lorries, and cited dealing with this as an urgent priority. In the light of this, the recent proposal on the monitoring and reporting of emissions and fuel consumption from heavy-duty vehicles and the further regulation planned for 2018 on standards are very welcome.
However, there is still an urgent need for progress on cutting air pollution from buses, coaches and lorries in cities, in particular. Could the Commission, therefore, please explain what further action it is taking to regulate and support Member States and regional and city authorities in this respect, including:
- 1.Ensuring that sufficient funding is both available and effectively promoted through Horizon 2020, the Regional Development Fund and otherwise encouraging the development of cleaner buses, coaches and lorries throughout the European Union, as well as, in the meantime, retrofitting bespoke exhaust systems and other mechanisms to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulates;
- 2.Whether further legislative measures are being considered in relation to the compulsory installation in buses, coaches and lorries of diesel particulate filters and selective catalytic reduction equipment, to help tackle air pollution.