MEPs PUSH FOR DELAYS OVER CO2 CEILING FOR AUTO EMISSIONS
September 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Parliament's industry committee is pushing for auto manufacturers to be given an additional three years to hit the proposed European Union (EU)-wide 120g/km ceiling for carbon dioxide emissions (CO2). The European Commission has proposed the industry should comply with this maximum by 2012, albeit with some built in flexibilities to accommodate concerns amongst manufacturers of larger cars. But the committee - which usually takes the side of industrial interests when framing environmental legislation - wants manufacturers given ...
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