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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE SUPPORTS MANDATORY AUTO CO2 LIMITS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Parliament environment committee has backed the European Commission in pressing the European Union (EU) automobile industry to abide by mandatory CO2 emission limits, calling for carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars to be capped at an average of 120g/km from 2012.…
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE SUPPORTS MANDATORY AUTO CO2 LIMITS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Parliament environment committee has backed the European Commission in pressing for mandatory CO2 emission limits for cars and vans used in the European Union (EU). In an important political move regarding controversial proposals made by the EU executive earlier this year, the committee adopted a report calling for carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars to be capped at an average of 120g/km from 2012.…
EU ROUND UP - BRUSSELS PREPARES TO LAUNCH PACKAGE OF ENERGY PROPOSALS
STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission was poised when the Petroleum Review went to press to unveil a long awaited package of energy proposals, although Brussels was expected to shy away from tabling wholesale unbundling of gas producers and distributors.…
EU JUDGES ORDER NETHERLANDS AND GREECE TO REMOVE OBSTACLES TO USED CAR IMPORTS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has told Greece and the Netherlands to remove obstacles to second hand car imports that would make it easier – if they are removed – for fleet managers to export and sell old vehicles.…
EU TRANSPORT GROUP OPPOSES VEHICLE WEIGHT-BASED CO2 EMISSIONS STANDARDS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
The European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E), the umbrella organisation for NGOs working to ensure environmentally responsible transport in Europe, has come out strongly against the use of weight-based CO2 emissions standards to cut CO2 emissions from cars.…
BRUSSELS PROBES BELGIAN VOLVO TRAINING AID OVER SUBSIDY LAW BREAKING CONCERNS
BY ALAN OSBORN, in London
THE EUROPEAN Commission in Brussels has launched a detailed inquiry into the payment of a grant of around US$7.5 million by the Flemish regional government in Belgium to support training at the auto company Volvo Cars Gent.…
EU ROUND UP - EU INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENTS PREPARE FOR BATTLE OVER ENERGY LIBERALISATION
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) member states and the European Commission are squaring up ahead of a political battle this autumn over anticipated energy liberalisation proposals. A letter from France, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Latvia, Luxembourg and Slovakia has been written to the Commission stating their firm opposition to comprehensive energy unbundling in anticipated proposed European Union (EU) legislation.…
SOUTH KOREA PAINT AND COATINGS INDUSTRY MOVING UP MARKET TO BOOST SALES
BY KARRYN CARTELLE
AS paint and coatings demand abroad looks increasingly enticing, players in the South Korean paint and coatings industry are expanding their global reach, seeking to improve brand recognition and their sales prospects.
With limited growth potential predicted among players in the mature South Korea domestic market, companies are also looking to emerging paint and coatings technologies and other areas within the Asia-Pacific region to drive sales forward.…
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE SUPPORTS MANDATORY AUTO CO2 LIMITS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Parliament environment committee has backed the European Commission in pressing the European Union (EU) automobile industry to abide by mandatory CO2 emission limits. In an important political move regarding controversial proposals made by the EU executive earlier this year, the committee called for carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars to be capped at an average of 120g/km from 2012.…
WELSH RESEARCHERS PLOT SWEEPING PLATINUM OFF BRITISH STREETS
BY MONICA DOBIE
RESEARCHERS at Cardiff University in Wales and the University of Birmingham want to salvage the platinum that is strewn everyday onto roads, sewers and waterways from catalytic converters in cars.
Dr Hazel Prichard (NOTE – CORRECT SPELLING), an exploration geologist at Cardiff University said initial research will identify the location of these waste platinum particles, is in the hope of finding a way to recuperate it and recycle it.…