Recital 2

(2)The European Green Deal, adopted in a communication by the Commission on 11 December 2019, is the Union’s strategy to initiate a transition aiming to achieve, by 2050 at the latest, a climate-neutral, clean and circular economy, optimising resource management and minimising pollution while recognising the need for deeply transformative policies. The Union is also committed to the United Nations’ (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals. The Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy adopted by the Commission in December 2020 and the EU Action Plan: ‘Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil’ adopted by the Commission in May 2021 specifically address transport pollution aspects of the European Green Deal. Other particularly relevant measures for that initiative include, for example, the proposal for a recast of Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ⁴ , the New Industrial Strategy for Europe presented by the Commission in March 2020, the revision by Regulation (EU) 2023/851 of the European Parliament and of the Council ⁵ of CO 2 emission performance standards for cars and vans set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council ⁶ and the proposal for a revision of CO 2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council ⁷ .