EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSES CO2 CAP FOR CARS
February 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLMANDATORY standards to control carbon dioxide emissions should be imposed on European Union (EU) auto makers at the latest by mid-2008, the European Commission has proposed. If EU ministers and MEPs agree, an average limit of CO2 emissions to 120 grams per kilometer would be demanded for all car models used in the EU. This will be a reduction of around 25% grams from current levels. Manufacturers would have to make improvements in vehicle technology to reduce emissions to a maximum of 130g/km, while using "complementary measures" to achieve the ...
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