NRDC report on increased tar sands imports to Europe

The resulting emissions increase in transport would be the equivalent of adding six million cars to Europe’s roads. The 2020 scenario will occur if the EU clean fuel standard, set out in the Fuel Quality Directive, is not comprehensively implemented. The full study by the NRDC, and a shorter briefing document by Transport & Environment, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth Europe, are available below.