Development of regulations on energy efficiency in light-duty vehicles and vehicle labelling
The issuance of energy efficiency regulations for light-duty vehicles responds mainly to the commitments made by Colombia in its NDC to reduce its CO2 emissions by 51% by 2030. The transport sector represents 40% of the participation in the distribution of energy consumption in 2018 and is the sector with the greatest inefficiencies in terms of final consumption, as only 24% of the energy used is converted into useful energy. Therefore, the aim is to increase the average efficiency of new vehicles, i.e. for every kilometre travelled, vehicles use less fuel, and in turn reduce local air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
Likewise, given the need to increase the penetration of energy-efficient vehicles, translated as a goal of introducing 600,000 electric vehicles by 2030 in the NDC of Colombia, this regulation aims to promote the sale of electric vehicles, as this is the most efficient technology available on the market. As an additional instrument, a vehicle label will be developed to inform consumers about the energy consumption of the vehicle they wish to purchase and thus encourage the purchase of more efficient vehicles.
At the national level, this initiative was initially identified as one of the most efficient ways to reduce emissions from the transport sector in the Action Plan of the Programme for the Rational and Efficient Use of Energy (PAI-PROURE), a mechanism adopted by the Ministry of Mines and Energy. It also has a Comprehensive Sectoral Climate Change Management Plan (PIGCCme) in which " Zero and Low Emission Mobility" was identified, which seeks to establish policy guidelines for, among others, the development of infrastructure, marketing and operation of electric mobility, as well as the establishment of energy efficiency (performance) standards and labelling for vehicles. On the part of the Transport sector, it is framed in the National Strategy for Electric Mobility, Law 1964 of 2019 and Law 1972 of the same year, which promote not only electric mobility but also a substantial improvement in the fleet of combustion vehicles and in the Electric Mobility Measure (MoVE).