Dutch car tax regime leaves Germany far behind in curbing CO2 emissions

(EurActiv, 18 Dec 2014) The Netherlands had the lowest CO2 emissions from new cars in the European Union last year, thanks to its tax regime favouring fuel economy and low-carbon vehicles.

ermany and Poland are among the countries with the highest C02 emissions from new cars and the weakest national tax policies, a report by NGO Transport & Environment has found.

Cars are responsible for 15% of Europe’s total CO2 emissions and are the single largest source of emissions in the transport sector.

The best performing countries in T&E’s Green Car Tax ranking , such as the Netherlands, Denmark and France, had vehicle registration and company car taxes that incentivised buyers to pick low carbon vehicles.

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EurActiv, 19 Dec 2014: Dutch car tax regime leaves Germany far behind in curbing CO2 emissions