Activities of Krišjānis KARIŅŠ related to 2016/2215(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector (debate) LV
Amendments (1)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the market share of diesel-powered passenger cars grew in the European Union during the last decades to a level where they represent more than half of new cars sold in almost every Member State; whereas this sustained growth in market share of diesel vehicles also came about as a result of EU climate policy, as diesel technology has a significant advantage over petrol engines when it comes to CO2 emissions; whereas at the combustion stage, diesel engines produce far more pollutants other than CO2, which are significantly and directly harmful to public health, such as NOx, SOx and particulate matter, than do petrol engines; whereas mitigation technologies for these pollutants exist and are deployed in the market;