ECODRIVING GIVES LOCAL AUTHORITIES OPPORTUNITY TO BE GREEN AND BE SEEN BEING GREEN – IEA CONFERENCE
December 1st, 2007
BY CHRIS JONES, in Paris
A FEW hours of training and a handful of simple-to-follow driving rules can help significantly reduce CO2 emissions by buses, lorries and other public sector vehicles, and help local authorities do their bit - and be seen doing it - to tackle global warming.
That was one of the key messages from an international meeting on eco-driving organised by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris on November 22 to 23, which brought together delegates from local and national governments, car makers, fuel companies and road users.
Several ...
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