Dutch minister floats idea of general 80 km/h speed limit
The Netherlands is thinking of introducing a general speed limit of 80 km/h near its four major cities to help keep the country within EU air quality limits.
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Figures Show Car Industry Failing on Climate Change Commitment
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Download the 2005 publication, Reducing CO2 Emissions From New Cars.
Joint NGO Input to the Cars 21 Consultation
[mailchimp_signup][/mailchimp_signup]T&E and joint-NGO response to the public consultation on the Automotive Regulatory Framework of the Next 10 Years (Cars 21). For further information, please see the European Commission website.
Findings undermine car makers’ 120g/km claims
Research in the Commission is believed to have found evidence that forcing car makers to limit carbon dioxide emissions from new cars to 120 grams per kilometre could be justified on economic and social grounds.
Airlines fear some environmental action is inevitable
The realisation among Europe’s airlines that some form of environmental pricing is inevitable appears to be growing.
Have Your Say on Aviation and Climate Change
The European Commission has launched an eight-week consultation on how to tackle the rising climate change impacts of aviation. The results will feed into a strategy paper due this summer, focusing on possible use of economic instruments.
21-22/04/05 - Greening Motorways of the Sea, Stockholm
An international conference on sustainable port planning and shipping in the Baltic Sea Area.
Car Industry Failing on Climate Change Commitments
The European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E) today released a report showing that the car industry’s voluntary agreement with the EU to cut average CO2 emissions from passenger cars is failing to deliver. The report says that the 140g/km target set for 2008 can only be reached if the industry now makes unprecedented emissions cuts. It concludes that EU legislation is now needed to create both legally-binding limits as well as incentives to encourage innovation in low-emissions technology and to boost the market for cars that pollute less.
Reducing CO2 Emissions From New Cars (T&E 05/01)
[mailchimp_signup][/mailchimp_signup]A progress report on the car industry's voluntary agreement and an assessment of the need for policy instruments.
Commission's New Car Industry Group "Lacks Expertise" Say Transport NGOs
At a press conference held today, Günter Verheugen, Vice-President of the Commission, and Bernd Pischetsrieder, President of ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association), launched a new initiative to boost the competitiveness of the European car industry. A high level group called “CARS 21” will be set up.