Road transport is a major contributor to climate change, accounting for over a quarter of road transport CO2 emissions. The European Commission proposes to revise the legislation setting CO2 emission standards for new heavy-duty vehicles in the EU. The proposed revision would expand the scope of the existing regulation to include urban buses, coaches, trailers and other types of lorries. It will also require that the average CO2 emissions of heavy-duty vehicles, would have to fall by 45 % from 2030, by 65 % from 2035, and by 90 % from 2040 onwards, compared with 2019 levels.

EPRS policy podcast - CO₂ emission performance standards and reporting obligations for new heavy-duty vehicles

If you are one of the three million or so lorry drivers criss-crossing the continent, rest assured that Europe is protecting you. How? – you might ask. Here are three examples

This is what Europe does for lorry drivers

Press conference on Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses following the votes

EP Plenary session - Safeguarding labour mobility and social rights of striking lorry drivers from third countries

Opening of the sitting

The need for a coherent strategy for EU-China Relations (debate)

Resumption of the sitting

Voting time

Energy storage (debate)

Safeguarding labour mobility and social rights of striking lorry drivers from third countries (debate)

Announcement by the President

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

Adoption of the Cyber package proposals (debate)

Question Time (Commission) - Legacy of the European Year of Youth

Situation in Peru (debate)

Guidelines for the 2024 budget - Section III (debate)

The need for European solidarity in saving lives in the Mediterranean, in particular in Italy (debate)

EU relations with Iraq (debate)

EU Rapid Deployment Capacity, EU Battlegroups and Article 44 TEU: the way forward (debate)

Explanations of vote

Agenda of the next sitting

Approval of the minutes of the sitting

Closure of the sitting

Plenary session

Workers mount part at the drivers cab at the assembly line for MAN trucks at the MAN plant in Munich, Germany.

Social Affairs Intra-Migration Truck Drivers

Luc Van Dam, 66, a truck driver since 44 years loads foodstuffs in Vlissingen, The Netherlands, to be delivered in northern France.

Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ) holds a press conference on Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses following the votes of the new regulation - which update the current limits for exhaust emissions (such as nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, and ammonia) and introduce new measures to reduce emissions from tyres and brakes, and to increase battery durability. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur on Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses following the votes

MEPs of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) vote their position on the Euro 7 proposal to reduce air pollution from new motor vehicles sold in the EU to meet the European Green Deal's zero-pollution ambition, while keeping vehicles affordable for consumers and promoting Europe's competitiveness. The new standards would ensure cleaner vehicles on our roads and improved air quality, protecting the health of our citizens and the environment. Euro 7 standards and CO2 emission standards for vehicles work hand-in-hand to deliver air quality for citizens, as notably the increased uptake of electric vehicles also creates certain air quality benefits. The footage shows extracts from the vote and statement by Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur.

Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses: extracts from the vote and statement by Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur

The new Euro 7 emission standards will ensure that cars, vans, lorries and buses are much cleaner, in real driving conditions that better reflect the situation in cities where air pollution problems are largest, and for a much longer period than under current rules. It tackles emissions from tailpipes as well as from brakes and tyres. Battery electric vehicles also still cause pollution from brakes and microplastics from tyres. In 2035, Euro 7 will lower total NOx emissions from cars and vans by 35% compared to Euro 6, and by 56% compared to Euro VI from buses and lorries. At the same time, particles from the tailpipe will be lowered by 13% from cars and vans, and 39% from buses and lorries, while particles from the brakes of a car will be lowered by 27%.This infoclip shows cars, vans, lorries and buses in city environments in Granada, Spain and Brussels, Belgium.

Infoclip: Euro 7 regulation for cars, vans, lorries and buses

The proposed revision of the CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles would expand the scope of the Regulation to include urban buses, coaches, trailers and other types of lorries. The average CO2 emissions of heavy-duty vehicles, compared to 2019 levels, would have to fall by 45 % from 2030, by 65 % from 2035, and by 90 % from 2040 onwards. The proposal sets CO2 requirements for new trailers and targets 100 % of newly registered urban buses to be zero-emissions vehicles from 2030. The incentive scheme for zero- and low-emission vehicles would end in 2029, but manufacturers would be allowed to take into account emission credits or emission debts also after 2029. This infoclip shows aerial and non-aerial footage of heavy lorries and buses.

Infoclip: CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles

On 9 December 2020, the European Commission put forward the Sustainable and smart mobility strategy to transform the EU transport system in line with the European Green Deal and the EU's Digital Strategy. The Commission pledges to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels by replacing existing fleets with low- and zero- emission vehicles and increasing the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels. Second, to increase the use of the less polluting modes and shift a substantial part of today’s inland freight carried by road (75%) onto rail and inland waterways.In Parliament, the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) is preparing an own-initiative report on the strategy, under the lead of Ismail Ertug (S&D, Germany). The footage shows congested roads, road transport, e-cars, e-buses, hydrogen trucks, high-speed train, cargo train, hydrogen train, inland waterways transport, conventional airplanes and animation of future hybrid-hydrogen airplanes.

Infoclip: Fit for 55 - Sustainable and smart mobility strategy

This infoclip illustrates the delivery of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in Europe, to Gate (Gas Access to Europe) terminal in the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands on 12/05/2022. Gate terminal is a gateway for LNG from across the world. The import terminal on Maasvlakte in Rotterdam contributes to the natural gas supply in the Netherlands and Northwest Europe. The terminal receives LNG, stores it, regasifies it and then supplies it to the gas transport network for distribution to households and industry. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is a clear, colourless liquid created when natural gas is cooled to -162°C. In liquid form, LNG occupies approximately 600 times less volume than standard natural gas, which enables it to be stored and transported very efficiently. LNG is an alternative to gas transport via pipelines, particularly for transportation over long distances. LNG is also used as fuel for vessels and lorries, as a replacement for diesel and heavy fuel oil.

Infoclip: Liquefied natural gas (LNG) - cargo arrival at terminal (Rotterdam – Netherlands)

Hydrogen is expected to play a key role in a future climate-neutral economy, enabling emission-free transport, heating and industrial processes as well as inter-seasonal energy storage. Renewable hydrogen can sustainably contribute to achieving climate neutrality in the EU in the long term. This infoclip illustrates an Hydrogen Hybrid Power Plant in Prenzlau, Brandenburg, the exploitation of Hydrogen trucks in Belgium and hydrogen trains in Germany.

Infoclip: EU new energy strategy - hydrogen

This Infoclip illustrates the Green corridor at the Belgium-Dutch border. Trucks and cars cross the border in Lozen, Belgium. Police control the border under the coronavirus confinement.

Infoclip: Covid-19 - Green corridor at the Dutch-Belgian border

This video presents views of Tallinn, Estonia; its harbour and airport with the repatriation of Estonian citizens by the Estonian government.

Infoclip: Covid-19 - Estonia

This Stockshots illustrates the removal of the EP from Brussels to Strasbourg: preparation of the canteen, removers at work, loading of the lorries,... 12 times per year, MEPs, assistants and officials are moving to Strasbourg for the plenary session. Movers Removals

European Parliament Stockshots 9th Parliamentary Term: Brussels – Removal

Footage of the preparations ahead of the European elections in Rouffach (France) and Rhodes (Greece). We see workers organizing and packaging election leaflets in a warehouse in Rouffach (France) which are then transported to households in a lorry. In Rhodes (Greece) we see the preparation and distribution of voting materials, like voting cards and envelops, for remote islands. The materials are then transported by a ferry.

European elections 2019 - Preparation of the elections in Rouffach (France) and Rhodes (Greece)

During the plenary session in the European Parliament in Strasbourg (15-18 April 2019), MEPs debate and vote on new legislation to regulate CO2 emissions for lorries in the EU.

CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy duty vehicles: extracts from the debate

Members voted not to start negotiations on the update of copyright rules, and will debate and vote them in September's plenary session. The EP approved a new defence fund,strengthened cooperation between Europol and eight countries in North Africa and the Middle East and referred back to the Transport Committee for reconsideration the proposals on the lorry drivers.

From copyright to defence: 5 numbers to take away from Strasbourg

This infoclip illustrates an open landfill close to Athens in Greece.

Infoclip: Circular economy - Landfills

Cargo vessels are considered a relatively green mode of transport. Compared to lorries, they produce fewer emissions. But road transport is modernising fast and vessels have to keep up to remain competitive. In Romania, a river navigation company that runs almost 500 vessels along the Danube every year is working with the European research project Prominent in an effort to make ships greener.

Futuris: Cargo vessels: a cleaner alternative to lorries

This infoclip illustrates an open landfills close to Athens in Greece : entrance, lorries and general views.

Infoclip: Waste management - Open landfills (Athens - Greece)

This infoclip presents general views of removal activities at the European Parliament between Brussels and Strasbourg: removers collecting and delivering the trunks.

Infoclip: 8th Parliamentary term - removals and seat shift

After a man ploughed a lorry into a Christmas market in the heart of Berlin, killing 12 people and injuring 48, the German and European flags have been lowered at the European Parliament in Brussels.

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Press conference on Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses following the votes

Press conference on Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses following the votes

Press conference on Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses following the votes

Press conference on Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses following the votes

Press conference on Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses following the votes

Press conference on Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses following the votes

Press conference on Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses following the votes

Press conference on Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses following the votes

Press conference on Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses following the votes

Press conference on Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses following the votes

EP Plenary session - Safeguarding labour mobility and social rights of striking lorry drivers from third countries

EP Plenary session - Safeguarding labour mobility and social rights of striking lorry drivers from third countries

EP Plenary session - Safeguarding labour mobility and social rights of striking lorry drivers from third countries

EP Plenary session - Safeguarding labour mobility and social rights of striking lorry drivers from third countries

EP Plenary session - Safeguarding labour mobility and social rights of striking lorry drivers from third countries

EP Plenary session - Safeguarding labour mobility and social rights of striking lorry drivers from third countries

EP Plenary session - Safeguarding labour mobility and social rights of striking lorry drivers from third countries

EP Plenary session - Safeguarding labour mobility and social rights of striking lorry drivers from third countries