Amsterdam, The Netherlands — Stellantis is taking its ball home in the European lobbying world, with its CEO expressing his dissatisfaction with European environmental regulations and that the company will cease lobbying with governmental bodies.
“We no longer have lobbyists. We do not negotiate anymore. We can no longer wait for governments to make decisions—we have to run faster than regulation,” said Carlos Tavares, Stellantis CEO and former president of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA).
According to Automotive News Europe, the ACEA represents European manufacturing operations for car, truck and bus companies.
“There are, in my view, two ways of looking at the world to solve the CO2 problems: There is a pragmatic view and a dogmatic view. The pragmatic view tries to reduce CO2 levels as broadly and effectively as possible through a clever mix of propulsion technologies. The dogmatic view believes that this goal can only be achieved with battery-electric vehicles,” Tavares said.
According to the United Nations, global temperatures in 2021 were about 1.1 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, with the period of 2015 to 2021 being the seven warmest years on record.
Studies by the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration indicate that high-tide flooding is now three to nine times more likely across the United States coastline than in 1970.
Using current climate trends, data models from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development indicate that premature deaths from exposure to ground-level ozone will double from 385,000 to 800,000 between 2010 and 2050. Similarly, global temperatures are expected to rise by another two to five degrees by the end of the century.
