EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT COMMITTEES CLASH OVER CO2 CAP
September 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE KEY European Parliament committees drafting the fine-print of the proposed European Union (EU) cap on carbon dioxide emissions for passenger cars are clashing over the obligations that should be imposed on the EU auto industry.
Members of the EP's environment committee have now voted to make the cap's rules tougher that that proposed by the European Commission. This follows amendments tabled by the assembly's industry committee, which were generally designed to give automakers a break. The ruling plenary of the parliament will now have to ...
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