EU seeks mandatory car emissions curbs
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The European Commission laid out a broad new strategy to cut carbon dioxide emissions from cars on Wednesday, proposing binding limits which automakers say will threaten jobs and lead to big price increases for consumers.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged the European Union to lead the way in the fight against climate change.Comment
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The European Commission wants a cut of 18% in CO2 produced by new cars within five years, Reuters says.
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The former chairman of Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell has called on the European Union to ban gas-guzzling cars, saying they are unnecessary, the BBC reported Monday.
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The European Union, the heavyweight in the fight against global warming, will push for mandatory cuts in emissions after the Kyoto protocol expires in 2012 despite fervent opposition from the United States.
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The European Parliament's industry committee backs proposals to sharply cut CO2 emissions from cars.
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The European Commission said Monday it would propose tighter restrictions on biofuels next week amid mounting concerns that the energy source can cause unintended environmental and social problems.
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The EU Commission president urges national leaders to set a landmark in the fight against global warming.
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The European Commission is to detail wide-ranging proposals for achieving its goals on climate and energy.
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BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on the European Commission's proposals for reducing carbon emissions from cars, and climate change's capture of the political agenda.
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The EU is to set carbon limits under the next phase of the European Trading Scheme, a  tool to tackle global warming.
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European automakers demanded more time on Wednesday to meet mooted CO2 emissions targets but stressed they were on board and working hard to produce cleaner cars.
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EU environment ministers are to try to agree on cutting harmful emissions by 20% from 1990 levels by 2020.
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By ED SEALOVER THE GAZETTE DENVER - Colorado's top legislative leaders asked the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to approve California's tighter emissions standards for cars, which could open the door for a similar law to be passed here in 2008.
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An EU official called on Germany to give up the famous freedom of its highways and impose speed limits on the autobahn to fight global warming _ a demand that drew angry responses on Sunday in a country that ...Comment
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An MPs' report calls for taxes on air travel and high polluting cars to be increased to cut CO2 emissions.
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The European Union is on track to cut greenhouse gas emissions and meet its Kyoto targets but more needs to be done, an annual report by the EU's executive Commission said on Tuesday.