Decision benefits automotive industry by eliminating vehicle emission standards
Donald Trump (Republican Party) this Thursday (12.Feb.2026) the determination that classified greenhouse gases as harmful to human health. With the decision, federal emissions standards for vehicles in the United States cease to exist. The information is from the news agency .
The repeal eliminates the legal basis that underpinned the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions in the US for more than 15 years. The mandate, established in 2009 during the Obama administration, allowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate emissions under the Clean Air Act of 1963, including carbon dioxide, methane and 4 other heat-trapping air pollutants.
The US president’s administration justifies the measure as necessary to protect the country’s automobile industry and reduce costs for consumers. The decision comes after a series of regulatory cuts aimed at facilitating the development of fossil fuels and hindering the implementation of clean energy in the country.
“Under the EPA’s recently completed process, we are officially ending the so-called hazard determination, a disastrous Obama-era policy that severely harmed the American auto industry and drove up prices for American consumers.”said Trump, classifying the action as the largest deregulation in US history.
The measure directly affects the transportation and energy sectors, each responsible for approximately 25% of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, according to data from the EPA itself. The repeal eliminates regulatory requirements to measure, report, certify, and comply with federal vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards.
The EPA says the repeal and end of vehicle emissions standards will save US taxpayers $1.3 trillion. The Joe Biden administration (Democratic Party) had projected net benefits of US$99 billion annually by 2055, including US$46 billion in reduced fuel costs and US$16 billion in reduced maintenance and repair costs for drivers. Consumers would save an average of $6,000 over the life of the new vehicles.
