– In order for Norway to achieve the climate goal we set for ourselves in the Paris Agreement, we need to use a number of instruments. A growing part of the transport sector is now able to switch to zero-emission vehicles. In this change, the public sector must be at the forefront. That is why we are now introducing zero emission requirements also for heavy goods vehicles in public procurement,” says Transport Minister Jon-Ivar Nygård.
On January 1, 2022, a new regulation on energy and environmental requirements for the purchase of vehicles for road transport entered into force. This regulation requires zero emissions in public procurement of passenger cars, light commercial vehicles and city buses. The requirement for passenger cars entered into force from 1 January 2022, for light commercial vehicles from 1 January 2023, and for city buses from 2024.
Zero emission requirement for heavy goods vehicles
The government is introducing zero-emission requirements in public procurement for commercial vehicles from 2023. This applies to delivery vehicles weighing from 1785 kg to 3,5 tons. In 2021, 64 percent the entire fleet of delivery vehicles, there were heavy delivery vehicles. From the new year new regulations come into force regarding emission requirements.
Emission reduction of approximately 43 tons of CO 2
– Road transport is responsible for a significant proportion of emissions from the transport sector. That is why I am glad that we can impose zero-emission requirements on more and more vehicles in public procurement. With this zero emission requirement for HGVs, we estimate a reduction in emissions of around 43 tons of CO 2 between 2023 and 2030, says Nygård.
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