FRANCE SEEKS TO WATER DOWN EU CO2 CAP ON CARS
October 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE CO2 cap on new cars within the European Union (EU) that has been proposed by the European Commission looks set to be watered down, with the French government pushing a compromise deal that would delay full implementation to 2015.
Acting as current president of the EU, France is backing a plan already proposed by the European Parliament industry committee to phase in over three years the 120g/km target which the Commission wanted imposed in full from 2012. Although this has been opposed by the parliament's environment committee, the French ...
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