Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP

The mandate will provide clarity for manufacturers, businesses and motorists on the direction of the UK market and the rate of change required. [...] We also agree that it is important to limit the ability to borrow future allowances and transfer allowances from the accompanying CO2 regulations to the first three years of the mandate as is currently planned. [...] We are concerned that the regulations proposed for this portion of the market, which would require that the average emissions of each manufacturer’s new non-zero-emission car and van sales remain constant at 2021 levels each year, are insufficiently ambitious to deliver the emissions savings required to meet the UK’s Nationally Determined Contribution to the UNFCCC and the Sixth Carbon Budget. [...] • Reducing the emissions intensities of new non-zero-emission vehicles is even more important following the decision to delay the 2030 phase-out date, in order to limit the impact on total UK emissions of the ICE vehicles that continue to be sold until 2035. [...] Confusing signals have been sent to businesses and consumers in recent days, following the Government’s decision to slow the pace of the transition to the full phase-out of petrol and diesel cars and vans.