Car makers are failing to give information on environmental performance, according to a study of car companies in France, Germany and Italy.
[mailchimp_signup][/mailchimp_signup]The German NGO Germanwatch says car makers are providing insufficient data on indicators such as fuel consumption at a time when shares are rising and falling based on the soaring price of oil. The NGO says reporting on fuel consumption is a requirement that no-one is enforcing.
Europe must stand firm over its future targets for carmakers as it cannot afford to fall further behind China.
The decision to create a Europe-wide carbon price was right but creates significant political risk. The good news is it can still be fixed.
It's about time the EU requires parts of key products to be made locally – and nowhere is this more urgent than in the battery sector.