EU Parliament Won't Be Bullied

The EU environmental committee has effectively passed plans (assuming the European Parliament pass it in December) forcing car manufactures to meet a strict average CO2 emission of 130g CO2/km within four years. Car manufactures and their industry allies had lobbied MEPs in a desperate bid to try and get the planned proposals altered to allow them more time to phase the reduction in gradually, these proposals were rejected.

Vehicles in the UK emit 91m tonnes of CO2 each year, and any proposal on reducing the emissions from new vehicles will benefit the environment, however some indiduals are suggesting that it could lead to increased costs for our cars, job cuts and people holding on to their gas guzzlers for longer.


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