Consultation outcome

CO2 emissions regulatory framework for all newly sold road vehicles in the UK

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 14 July 2021
• Last updated: 7 April 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

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Outcome and government response to the green paper on a New Road Vehicle CO2 Emissions Regulatory Framework for the UK

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Detail of outcome

The main outcomes of this consultation are that:

• the UK will adopt a zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, requiring a percentage of manufacturers’ new car and van sales to be zero emission each year from 2024
• we will continue to regulate the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of the non-ZEV portion of the fleet to make sure they do not increase
• a ZEV mandate with a CO2 regulation for non-ZEVs could, over time, be applied to other road vehicles
• we need to further consult on ZEV mandate target trajectories to determine a definition for ‘significant zero emission capability’, as the 2 provisions are intrinsically linked

A technical consultation on policy design features for the car and van zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate has been published to engage further on the design of the future regulatory regime.

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Original consultation

Summary

This green paper proposes options for a carbon dioxide (CO2) regulatory framework for all new road vehicles in the UK.

This consultation ran from
14 July 2021 to 11:45pm on 22 September 2021

Consultation description

We are seeking views on the proposed regulatory framework for the UK with regard to all newly sold road vehicles.

We propose:

• ‘tightening’ the existing efficiency-based regulations to more closely align with our petrol and diesel phase out commitments

or

• making a UK zero emission vehicle mandate as well as CO2 regulations

The document subsequently discusses the wider regulatory framework including:

• the vehicle models that should be in scope
• whether derogations and exemptions should apply in certain cases
• the level of fines that should be issued for non-compliance
• defining the ‘significant zero emission capability’ that all new hybrid cars and vans will be required to deliver from 2030 to 2035

This green paper was committed to in the Prime Minister’s Ten point plan for a green industrial revolution in November 2020 and featured in the Decarbonising transport: a better, greener Britain.

Documents

Green paper on a new road vehicle CO2 emissions regulatory framework for the United Kingdom (web version)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-2816-7, CP 499

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Green paper on a new road vehicle CO2 emissions regulatory framework for the United Kingdom (print version)

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Published 14 July 2021
Last updated 7 April 2022 + show all updates

1. 7 April 2022

   Government response published.

2. 14 July 2021

   First published.