<article><p class="lead">The European Parliament has formally approved a new EU-wide tyre labelling scheme that it hopes will lead to lower emissions. </p><p>The commission calculates that tyres, mainly owing to rolling resistance, account for 5-10pc of a vehicle's fuel consumption. </p><p>The new tyre labels will operate an A-E scale for fuel efficiency, resembling similar EU labelling schemes for household goods. </p><p>The commission estimates that the policy could deliver a transport sector emissions cut of up to 10mn t/yr of CO2 equivalent by 2030 in encouraging consumers to use the most fuel efficient tyres. </p><p>The new tyre labelling rules will apply from 1 May 2021 following today's vote in the plenary of the parliament, and expected formal approval by the EU's council of ministers.</p><p>Road transport currently accounts for 22pc of the EU's emissions.</p><p class="bylines">By Dafydd ab Iago</p></article>
