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MEPs stand up for fuel-efficient cars

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 CET

Despite enormous pressure from the car industry and car producing countries, the European Parliament has stood firm on plans to reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions from new cars.

Stand up for any colour car - as long as it's green

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:00:00 CET

From today's Financial Times: The European car industry claims to comprise the Continent�s �most innovative entrepreneurs� (Letters, September 16). Hmmm. The 1948 Beetle used 7.5 litres of petrol per 100km; the biggest-selling version of the New Beetle uses the same.

MEPs' call for 'phased' CO2 limits amounts to a postponement, IEEP study shows

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:33:00 CET

The European Parliament�s industry committee has proposed a weakening of the EU draft legislation on cutting carbon dioxide emissions from cars, calling for a �phased� approach. T&E says the proposal, if adopted, will make the new rules �almost completely meaningless� and is calling on the EP�s environment committee to reject the idea.

MEPs vote to keep 10% biofuels target but with land-use criteria

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:26:00 CET

A new compromise solution has emerged in the immensely complex battle to develop an EU policy on biofuels.

Now is not the time to slow the momentum on better cars

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:51:00 CET

Editorial by Aat Peterse, T&E Policy Officer So it can be done! The news from our third progress report on car makers� efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions shows BMW as the star reducer at 7.3%. What is perhaps even more telling is that this progress was made across the entire fleet of cars that BMW brings to market.

Vote to ban SUVs

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:37:00 CET

Campaigners in Switzerland have collected enough signatures to force a vote on a motion that would effectively ban Sport Utility Vehicles.

The Impact of Phasing in Passenger Car CO₂ Targets on Levels of Compliance (IEEP)

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:15:34 CET

The purpose of this analysis is to ascertain what would be the effect of phasing in the proposed targets for Passenger Car CO₂ as has been proposed in amendments tabled in the European Parliament � ie what would happen if only a specified percentage of all sales for each manufacturer were required to comply with each manufacturer group�s target in a given year?

Industry committee votes to weaken cars and CO₂ targets

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:00:00 CET

The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) of the European Parliament has fallen into line with virtually every demand of the car industry lobby in a vote on proposed fuel efficiency standards for new cars.��

European poll shows huge public support for fuel efficient cars

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:01:00 CET

Making manufacturers produce cleaner cars is the best way to bring down climate changing emissions from Europe's cars, and urgent action on fuel efficiency should be taken by the European Union, according a majority of people around Europe. [1]

Two Beetles; sixty years apart; same fuel efficiency

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:00:00 CET

The 1948 and 2008 Volkswagen Beetles, separated by sixty years of advances in automobile design, but sharing the same level of fuel efficiency. This startling fact is highlighted in a new advertising campaign launched today by Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE) and Transport and Environment (T&E).

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