EC recommends legislation on CO2 from cars
A formal recommendation that Europe’s car makers should be required by law to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from new cars is expected from the European Commission next month.
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EU rules widely ignored as MEPs vote on Euro-5
MEPs look set to approve a delay in vehicle emissions legislation just as damning new evidence is emerging at how EU efforts to improve air quality and emissions are being ignored.
Better car safety does not jeopardise emission reduction
The Chairman of the EuroNCAP new car safety organisation has said safety improvements are not reponsible for the failure of carmakers to cut CO2 emissions. See European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) press release (pdf).
Europe's biggest car brands. Spot the difference.
An advertising campaign launched today by T&E highlights the failure by most major car brands to cut CO2 emissions from new vehicles at the rate needed to meet the target of a commitment they made to the EU in 1998.
How clean is your car brand?
The car industry's commitment to the EU to reduce CO2 emissions: a brand-by-brand progress report
How clean is your car brand?
Three-quarters of the 20 major car brands sold in Europe last year have failed to improve fuel efficiency at the rate needed to meet a key EU climate target, new figures show. Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest car brand in terms of sales, has improved fuel efficiency at less than half the rate needed. In contrast, Renault, Europe’s second biggest brand and a direct competitor of VW, is on track to meet the target for the average new car sold to emit 140 grams of carbon dioxide (CO2) per kilometre by 2008. Renault reduced its emissions by twice as much as VW.
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California takes legal action against car makers
The state of California is taking legal action against six leading car makers for their contribution to global warming.
Commission threatens legislation for 2012 CO2 target of 120 g/km
The Commission has published an action plan on energy efficiency which restates the threat to the car industry that legislation will come if the makers do not meet the EU’s carbon dioxide reduction target of 120 g/km by 2012.
Slow progress creates anger
The almost certain failure of Europe’s car makers to hit their 140 g/km target has angered more than just the environmental movement. The following is a letter published in the Financial Times on 18 September from an umbrella organisation promoting energy efficiency in buildings:
For once, some good news about car makers and CO2
Editorial by Dudley Curtis
If there ever was a bad news story about cars and the environment, the voluntary agreement signed by car makers and the EU in 1998 was it.