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BY KEITH NUTHALL

IT appears the long debate over strictness of a planned carbon emission cap for cars in the European Union (EU) may at last be ending, with a compromise being framed for agreement ahead of Christmas.

An informal deal has been struck between representatives of the EU’s representative assembly the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers, which is made up of the union’s 27 member states.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

EUROPEAN Union (EU) heads of government will meet this week (Dec 11-12) to debate an expensive economic stimulus plan that aims to keep Europe’s automobile industry afloat, while retooling to create new low emission models.

The auto sector is a key plank of a Euro 200 billion public spending injection proposed by the European Commission, aimed at reversing the effects of the credit crunch.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

AGREEMENT has been struck over future European Union (EU) targets for CO2 emissions from cars, with an informal deal being forged by the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers. The agreement is a compromise, with energy and automobile companies securing a phase-in between 2012 and 2015 of an agreed 120g/km target.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has cleared the way for national governments in the European Union (EU) to insist that diesel-powered vehicles registered in that country be fitted with special filters reducing particulate matter emissions. Judges struck down a European Commission decision blocking a Netherlands law effectively insisting that such a filter be used on all Dutch-registered diesel cars, lorries and vans.…

BY KARRYN MILLER

ABOUT a decade ago we first heard whispers of compressed air cars: an eco-friendly driving option that kept travel costs low. Now, with mineral oil fuelled cars under pressure on price and pollution, air-powered vehicles are finally becoming a concrete product.…

BY RUSSELL BERMAN

THE US president-elect, Barack Obama, will take office later this month (Jan 20) having promised sweeping changes to America’s energy policy. This includes aggressive regulations on carbon emissions to combat climate change and substantially increased government funding for alternative energy with the aim of creating a new "green" sector of the American economy devoted to the development of renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean coal and other sources.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A DRAMATIC fall in the proportion of the European Commission’s 35,000 officials who use private cars to travel from home to work has been noted in an environmental assessment.

The Commission’s eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) concluded by this June, the proportion of staff commuting by private car had fallen to 29% (from 43% in 2004), while those using public transport ?…

BY MARK ROWE

THE CREDIT crunch may be about to apply the handbrake to the Russian economy, but its paint industry continued to flourish in 2008, mirroring the expansion of wealth in the country, and suggesting the sector may buck the expected downturn in the coming 12 months.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

The report said the Commission had installed 17 videoconferencing systems.

It had also enabled 900 officials to undertake tele-working through improved flexi-time arrangements.

As regards the Commission’s own fleet of vehicles, it had replaced old petrol cars with newer diesel models with particulate matter filters.…

BY MARK ROWE

THE PSYCHOLOGY of colour has fascinated philosophers and scientists down the ages, so it is perhaps unsurprising that the world’s paint companies devote much of their time to working out why consumers prefer certain colours for certain everyday items – and why these tastes vary so much across the world.…