2018-02-28

經過具有里程碑意義的法庭裁決後，德國城市將被允許禁止柴油汽車對抗空氣污染German cities will be allowed to BAN diesel cars to combat air pollution after landmark court ruling

Court ruling means German cities will be able to imposed bans on diesel cars
Decision could affect millions of drivers and Germany's powerful motor industry
Cities will not be required to compensate drivers for being unable to use their diesel vehicles

ByJulian Robinson for MailOnline

PUBLISHED:11:33 GMT, 27 February 2018|UPDATED:15:57 GMT, 27 February 2018

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Germancities will be allowed to impose bans on diesel cars to combat air pollution after a landmark court ruling today.

Judges at the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig found that local authorities have the right to enforce bans on older, dirty diesels from their city centres - plunging millions of drivers into uncertainty.

The court did not however impose such bans itself, leaving that up to city and municipal authorities. The judges urged them to 'exercise proportionality' in enforcing the bans.

The case centred around the smog-clogged cities of Stuttgart and Duesseldorf, but could have nationwide repercussions.

German cities will be allowed to impose bans on diesel cars to combat air pollution after a landmark court ruling

Andreas Korbmacher, presiding judge, delivers his ruling at a court in Leipzig this morning

The outcome marks a major victory for the environmentalist group Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), which sued Stuttgart and Duesseldorf to force them to take action against the toxic nitrogen oxides and fine particles emitted by older diesel engines.

Lower-level judges had already backed their demand for driving bans but the states of Baden-Wuerttemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia appealed the rulings, saying such curbs should be decided at the federal level.

That appeal has now failed, as judges at the nation's top administrative court again sided with the environmental campaigners.

'It's a great day for clean air in Germany,' said DUH chief Juergen Resch.

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In their ruling, the judges said any diesel bans should be imposed gradually, with exceptions granted to certain vehicles. In Stuttgart, a diesel ban could be enforced in September at the earliest.

Critics had earlier argued that the bans would be complicated to enforce and cause confusion among drivers.

Diesel cars emit nitrogen oxide, or NOx, which causes respiratory illnesses and thousands of premature deaths annually.

In a blow to car owners, presiding judge Andreas Korbmacher said cities will not be required to compensate drivers for being unable to use their diesel vehicles.

Environmental campaigners had sued dozens of German cities, arguing that they have a duty to cut excessive air pollution to protect people's health (file picture)

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經過具有里程碑意義的法庭裁決後，德國城市將被允許禁止柴油汽車對抗空氣污染ExpandClose

The value of diesel vehicles already took a severe hit when car maker Volkswagen was found three years ago to have used in-car software to cheat on US diesel emissions tests. The discovery resulted in large fines and costly buybacks for Volkswagen in the United States.

The German government has refrained from making car makers pay for selling cars with higher-than-advertised emissions. But in a bid to avert driving bans, the government recently proposed several measures to reduce harmful emissions that included subsidising public transport and physically upgrading millions of vehicles.

One of Germany's oldest and largest environmental organisations applauded the decision, saying 'the pressure on politicians and manufacturers has increased significantly' to take measures to reduce pollution.

The Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union said 'affected cities must now be made the trailblazers of a transportation U-turn as soon as possible to strike a balance between mobility needs and environmental and health protection'.

The agency, known in Germany as NABU, said the verdict also illustrates the failure of the federal government to bring air quality in line with EU regulations and avert driving bans.

It is urging the incoming government to focus on reducing nitrogen oxide emissions in cities through stricter controls, with affected vehicles retrofitted with filters at manufacturers' expense. Shares in German car firms are moderately down in the wake of the court decision.

Daimler AG was down 0.7% at 69.77 euro (£61.38) and BMW AG was down 0.7% at 87.14 euro (£76.67), while Volkswagen AG fell 1.8% to 162.54 euro (£143). Car shares eased lower amid generally falling shares.具有里程碑意義的法庭判決後，德國城市將被允許禁止柴油汽車對抗空氣污染法院裁決意味著德國城市將能夠禁止柴油汽車這個決定可能會影響數百萬的司機和德國強大的汽車行業城市將不需要補償駕駛員無法使用柴油車輛的情況由Julian Robinson為MailOnline發佈時間：格林威治標準時間11:33，2018年2月27日|更新時間：2018年2月27日格林威治標準時間15:57電子郵件198分享135查看評論在今天具有里程碑意義的法庭判決後，德國城市將被允許禁止柴油汽車對抗空氣污染。萊比錫聯邦行政法院的法官認為，地方當局有權執行禁止在城市中心使用較舊的骯髒柴油的措施 - 使數百萬司機陷入不確定狀態。然而，法院本身並沒有實施這樣的禁令，而是將其留給了市政當局。評委們敦促他們在執行禁令時“行使相稱性”。案件集中在斯圖加特和杜塞爾多夫煙霧繚繞的城市，但可能會引起全國性的反響。在具有里程碑意義的法庭裁決+3後，德國城市將被允許禁止柴油汽車對抗空氣污染經過具有里程碑意義的法庭裁決後，德國城市將被允許禁止柴油汽車對抗空氣污染主審法官Andreas Korbmacher今天早晨在萊比錫的一家法院宣判他的裁決主審法官Andreas Korbmacher今天上午在萊比錫的一家法院宣判他的裁決這一結果標誌著環境保護組織Deutsche Umwelthilfe（DUH）的一項重大勝利，該組織控告斯圖加特和杜塞爾多夫強迫他們採取行動應對由舊柴油機排放的有毒氮氧化物和微粒。較低級的法官已經支持他們對禁令的要求，但巴登 - 符騰堡州和北萊茵 - 威斯特伐利亞州對裁決提出上訴，稱這種限制應該在聯邦一級決定。由於國家最高行政法院的法官再次支持環保活動人士，這一呼籲目前失敗了。“這是德國清潔空氣的好日子，”DUH首席執行官Juergen Resch說。相關文章以前12下一個這是一個通常與童年有關的問題，但是......聯合國的環境負責人讚揚郵件的塑料...將錫箔貼在散熱器後面，用泡沫包裹你的...分享此文章分享法官們在裁決中表示，任何柴油禁令都應該逐步實施，但某些車輛除外。在斯圖加特，柴油禁令最早可在9月份執行。批評者早些時候認為，禁令執行起來會很複雜，並導致司機之間的混淆。柴油汽車排放氮氧化物或氮氧化物，每年引起呼吸系統疾病和數千人過早死亡。對車主的打擊，主審法官安德烈亞斯Korbmacher表示，城市將不需要賠償司機無法使用他們的柴油車輛。環保活動家起訴了數十個德國城市，認為他們有責任減少過度的空氣污染以保護人們的健康（文件圖片）+3環境活動家已經起訴了數十個德國城市，認為他們有責任減少空氣污染以保護人們的健康（文件圖片）抗議者敦促法院批准在城市禁止柴油汽車加載：0％進度：0％0：13以前玩跳躍取消靜音當前時間0:13/持續時間1:01全屏需要文本分享這個更多視頻觀看由Chloe Moretz和J主演的Carrie預告片...科爾斯犯有虛假廣告的“烤新鮮”麵包凱西多諾萬向土著居民發送支持...學習一個新的超級大國，並學習熱點看到偏振光當汽車製造商大眾汽車三年前發現使用車內軟件欺騙美國柴油排放測試時，柴油車的價值已經受到嚴重打擊。這一發現導致了美國大眾汽車的巨額罰款和昂貴的回購。德國政府已經避免讓汽車製造商支付高於廣告排放量的汽車。但為了避免駕駛禁令，政府最近提出了一些減少有害排放的措施，其中包括對公共交通進行補貼和實物提升數百萬輛汽車。德國歷史最悠久，規模最大的環保組織之一對此決定表示讚賞，稱政府和製造商的壓力顯著增加，採取措施減少污染。自然與生物多樣性保護聯盟表示，“受影響的城市現在必須盡快成為交通掉頭的開拓者，以在流動性需求與環境與健康保護之間取得平衡”。該機構在德國稱為NABU，稱該判決書還說明聯邦政府未能使空氣質量符合歐盟