EU POISED TO PROPOSE CO2 CAPS ON CARS
February 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission was expected to propose on Wednesday (Feb7) that European Union (EU) manufactured cars must emit a maximum of 130g/km of carbon dioxide by 2012, EU environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas confirmed. This follows a political struggle with EU industry Commissioner Günter Verheugen who opposed the idea. However, a 130g/km limit is more liberal than the 120g cap originally favoured by Dimas. The proposal follows the Commission tabling formal obligations for fuel suppliers to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions fuels generate ...
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