CO2 tax costs haulier at least €675 a year per truck

Under the Paris climate agreement, Belgium must reduce its CO2 emissions by 35% by 2030. During the month of December, Belgium must submit its plan to achieve that goal to Europe. “A CO2 tax on diesel will almost certainly be included in the Belgian plan,” says Degraef. “At the ‘Belgian national debate on carbon pricing’, minister for energy, environment and sustainable development Marghem gave a hint by even putting forward an amount. That would be 10 euros per tonne of CO2 emissions in 2020 and 40 to 100 euros in 2030.”