EU Parliament Drafts Law Classifying Rapeseed‑Oil Combustion as Zero‑Emission

In a controversial draft, the EU Parliament is moving to classify vehicles that run on rapeseed oil as zero‑emission. The proposal would allow combustion engines to be declared clean, despite the fact that burning rapeseed oil still releases toxic exhaust. The CleanTechnica article, titled "The Zombie Engine: How Brussels Bureaucrats Are Breathing False Life Into Combustion," argues that the draft is a fiction that could be laughed at if presented outside the Parliament. The law would effectively give combustion engines a new legal status that contradicts their real emissions profile. The move has drawn criticism from environmental groups who warn that the legislation could undermine the EU’s climate targets by legitimising a technology that still emits harmful pollutants.