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The European Union wants to establish a position as a forerunner of climate protection and to reduce total CO2 output by 30 percent on 1990 values by 2020. The officials in Brussels have even set their sights on a 60 to 80 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by the middle of the century.

This is a highly ambitious target that could only be achieved through a massive collective effort on the part of all CO2 emitters – households, industry and transport.The public debate, however, often gives the impression that the automobile is primarily responsible for potential climate change. Despite the fact that passenger cars only account for twelve percent of total CO2 emissions in Germany, many environmental activists in particular consider personal transport to be the root of all evil, reason enough for politicians to pay particular attention to reducing passenger car emissions.

In December 2007, the European Commission published a proposal to limit
the CO2 emissions of all passenger cars registered from 2012 onwards.