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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9253
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment/transport

Commission threatens to take legislative measures if car manufacturers fail to keep their voluntary commitments to reduce CO2 emissions

Brussels, 29/08/2006 (Agence Europe) - In order to encourage car manufacturers to step up efforts to reduce CO2 emissions from new cars as they have pledged to do, the European Commission is brandishing the threat of regulation. The report published on Tuesday on CO2 emissions from new cars sold in the EU15 between 1995 and 2004 has convinced it to be more robust in its action. The report reveals that, although constant progress has been achieved - in 2004 average emissions were 12.4% below...

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