AMERICAN AMBASSADOR CLAIMS US FUEL EFFICIENCY RULES ARE TOUGHER THAN EUROPEAN REGULATIONS
January 1st, 2008
BY ALAN OSBORN
New US legislation to improve vehicle fuel efficiency is "more aggressive" than that proposed for the European Union countries and the EU should take a "bolder approach" if it is serious about tackling climate change, the US ambassador to the EU has warned. Speaking in Brussels just before Christmas, ambassador C Boyden Gray said the Energy Independence and Security Act just approved by the US Congress sought to improve fuel efficiency by 40% by 2020 and went further than the European Commission's proposals in all respects. He ...
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