PROSPECTS OF DEAL OVER CO2 EMISSIONS CAR TARGET LOOK ROSY AT EU COUNCIL
June 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has underlined potential agreement over the European Commission's planned 120g/km CO2 emissions target by formally calling on Brussels to table formal legislative proposals by Christmas. In a communiqué, ministers gave "support to the EU objective of 120g CO2/km on average for new cars sold in the EU by 2012".
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THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has underlined potential agreement over the European Commission's planned 120g/km CO2 emissions target by formally calling on Brussels to table formal legislative proposals by Christmas. In a communiqué, ministers gave "support to the EU objective of 120g CO2/km on average for new cars sold in the EU by 2012".
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