GREENS ATTACK CO2 EXCESSES OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S TWO-COUNTRY DOUBLE-HOME
April 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Parliament's (EP) expensive staging of meetings in both Brussels and Strasbourg generates at least 20,000 more tonnes in CO2 emissions than using one base, claims a report commissioned by the EP's green group. Consultancy Eco-Logica calculated the additional journeys by MEPs and staff, plus moving equipment and files, and operating an additional building, generated emissions equalling 13,000 London-New York return flights.
THE EUROPEAN Parliament's (EP) expensive staging of meetings in both Brussels and Strasbourg generates at least 20,000 more tonnes in CO2 emissions than using one base, claims a report commissioned by the EP's green group. Consultancy Eco-Logica calculated the additional journeys by MEPs and staff, plus moving equipment and files, and operating an additional building, generated emissions equalling 13,000 London-New York return flights.
Full access to this article can be arranged with permission from the client that first ordered it. Please contact us to request access. Entries are uploaded to our archive at least one year after being published by a client – free access is restricted to International News Services journalists for background research only. The article date indicates when copy was filed to a client, not when posted to this archive. Upon client requests, International News Services will remove such articles from the archive or not upload them in the first place. They are included to demonstrate the breadth of topics undertaken by the agency and also to help promote clients’ coverage.