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itself against risks that occur in the event of a sys-
tems failure or natural disaster.
In the reporting period, Volkswagen put a
new group data center into operation at the
Wolfsburg site, which in terms of security, perform-
ance and energy efficiency sets high standards
across the automotive industry.
As the Volkswagen group’s international pro-
file grows, so do the intensity and sophistication of
the attacks on its IT systems and data resources.
This is why Volkswagen continuously takes measures
against identified and anticipated risks during the
software development process, when protecting the
IT infrastructure and also in the allocation of access
rights to systems and data resources.
Rapid technological advancement creates a
residual risk in relation to IT security that cannot be
managed completely.
Environmental protection regulations
The EU regulations governing CO2 emissions
from passenger cars (443/2009/EC) and light com-
mercial vehicles of up to 3.5 tonnes (510/2011/EU),
in effect since April 2009 and June 2011 respectively,
set the specific emission limits for all new passenger
car and light commercial vehicle models and the fleet
targets calculated from the individual vehicle data of
brands and groups in the 27 EU member states until
2019. They form the basis of European climate pro-
tection regulations for passenger cars and light
commercial vehicles and therefore the key regulatory
framework for product design and marketing by all
vehicle manufacturers operating in the European
markets.
From 2012 onwards, the average CO2 emis-
sions of Europe’s new passenger car fleet may not
exceed 130 g CO2/km, with this target being reached
in four stages. From 2012 onwards, 65 percent of
the fleet must meet this requirement; in 2015, the
entire fleet must remain below the limit.
A further significant reduction in European
passenger car fleet emissions to 95 g CO2/km from
2020 onwards is already legally effective. The details
as to how the target will be reached have yet to be
put in place, however, and are scheduled to be set
out during the 2012/2013 review. Politicians are
already discussing reduction targets for the transport
sector for the period to 2050, such as the 60 percent
reduction in greenhouse gases from 1990 levels cited
in the EU white paper on transport published in March
2011. It will only be possible to meet these goals by
also using significant proportions of non-fossil sour-
ces of energy, in particular renewable e-mobility.
At the same time, CO2 or fuel consumption
regulations are being developed or introduced outside
Europe, in Japan, China, India and Brazil, for example.
In the USA, it is expected that a new consumption
regulation will impose further uniform fuel consump-
tion and greenhouse gas rules on all federal states, in
this case to cover the period 2017 to 2025. The bill
has been released for a political decision.
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