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EU slammed over green cars
19 December 2007
EU Commission proposals, announced today, to make car manufacturers produce greener cars have been blasted for being far too weak by Friends of the Earth.
Friends of the Earth's transport campaigner, Tony Bosworth, said:
""We were hoping for tough action on greener cars from Europe this Christmas, but all we have got is the same old fudge. The European Commission's plans would weaken a decade-old target for cutting emissions, give companies building heavier cars a favourable deal and impose inadequate penalties on manufacturers that do not meet their targets. Europe's credibility on climate change is now at stake. Our politicians must put the safety of the planet and its people first and stand up to the self-interested lobbying of an industry that has not done enough to tackle its environmental impact."
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Last modified: Jun 2008
