Thibault Nadal 6:45 p.m., June 08, 2022

Meeting this Wednesday in plenary session in Strasbourg, MEPs voted the end of thermal vehicles in 2035.

This time, it's official, the European Parliament says stop to thermal cars from 2035. On this date, their marketing will now be prohibited.

The Strasbourg hemicycle supported a proposal from the European Commission issued within the framework of the "Green Pact", aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050. In detail, 339 MEPs voted in favor, 249 against, 24 abstained.

Historic vote in the European Parliament: MEPs vote for the end of heat engines in new vehicles from 2035 ❌



This Commission proposal was presented last July as part of the #PacteVert#FitFor55#EUGreenDeal#EPlenary

— European Commission (@UEFrance) June 8, 2022

However, at the start of the day, to everyone's surprise, the European Parliament had rejected a reform of the European carbon market, deemed not ambitious enough by the Greens and the left, paving the way for the renegotiation of this key text of the climate plan. of the EU.

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