In the Zero Emissions Car Agreement after the Berlin Compromise – commission on synthetic fuels, energy ministers concluded yesterday, who approved CO2 rules for cars the end of the most controversial part of the European green deal.

After a month of conflict between Germany and European UnionIn fact, important regulations were agreed yesterday that would require new cars to be zero-emissions after 2035, marking the end of the era of internal combustion vehicles. Nouns No new petrol, diesel or hybrid vehicles will be sold from 2035 and will be gradually replaced electric vehicles weight

Ministry of transportation Germany has been blocking EU plans since early March. ban the sale of new cars with CO2 emissions in 2035, requiring an exemption for vehicles with an internal combustion engine running on biofuels. Italy believes that the agreement reached does not respect the principle of technological neutrality, and even wanted the exemption to be extended to other fuels. For this reason, yesterday it abstained from the corresponding vote, followed by Bulgaria and Romania, while Poland voted against the corresponding text.

Meanwhile, yesterday the EU Council of Energy Ministers secured an extension for another year of a 15% cut in demand for natural gas. According to the relevant political agreement, the voluntary goal of the Member States is to reduce the consumption of natural gas from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024, as well as the choice of measures to achieve it. However, the information indicates that the occupancy of warehouses in general for E.Yu. in natural gas is at the level of 55%, which creates the necessary “safety” in view of another difficult energy winter.

The Council yesterday also approved a proposal for renewable gas markets. Sweden’s minister of energy, business and industry, Ebba Bush, whose country holds the EU presidency, has said the new regulation will create the necessary regulatory framework to create a strong hydrogen market in the EU. and complete the “journey” of Europe’s dependence on natural gas.

At the same time, it seems that France’s proposal to include nuclear power in the EU plan has been ruled out. for RES. Paris is promoting its own exemptions for the use of nuclear energy in electricity generation, arguing that nuclear power is a key tool to phase out the coal industry. At least 11 countries, led by Austria, are “allying” to renounce the use of atomic energy.