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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9774

4 November 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
French Presidency given mandate to negotiate with Parliament on 130/km CO2 emissions goal from cars up to 2015

Brussels, 03/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - Ambassadors from the 27 member states reached consensus on Friday 31 October on a draft directive to make European automobile manufacturers reduce the overall level of emissions from the new cars they make (EUROPE 9766). Under the terms of this consensus, the cut off date for bringing the average level of these emissions down to 130 grams/km (as opposed to the current level of 158 grams) through engine technology alone will be 2015, three years later...

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