EU CO2 EMISSIONS REPORT AUTO INDUSTRY CRITICISED
September 1st, 2006
BY ALAN OSBORN
It looks as though you're going to have to pay even more to run a big car in Europe soon if the motor industry there doesn't smarten up its act to cut CO2 emissions. This follows a new report from the European Commission in Brussels on the progress made since 1998/9 when auto manufacturers from Europe, Japan and Korea pledged to voluntarily reduce carbon dioxide emissions in new cars sold in the 25-nation European bloc to 140g/km by 2008/09.
The blunt news is that they're way off target. It's true that emissions have fallen by 12.4% since ...
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