Judgment_paragraph 1007 · Republic of Lithuania and Others v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (C-541/20)

1007That Member State also refers to recital 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 setting CO₂ emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles and amending Regulations (EC) No 595/2009 and (EU) 2018/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/53/EC (OJ 2019 L 198, p. 202), which states that ‘in order to contribute to the objectives of the Paris Agreement, the transformation of the entire transport sector towards zero emissions needs to be accelerated’ and ‘emissions of air pollutants from transport that significantly harm our health, and the environment, need also to be drastically reduced without delay’. Lastly, the Republic of Bulgaria submits that the European Council, in its conclusions of 12 December 2019, stated that ‘all relevant Union legislation and policies need to be consistent with, and contribute to, the fulfilment of the climate-neutrality objective while respecting a level playing field’.