Europe Proposes Binding Limits on Auto Emissions
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E.U. officials told leading automakers to make deep cuts in emissions or face fines that could reach billions of euros. But automakers promised a fight.
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LONDON -- The British government proposed bold new environmental legislation yesterday that would set legally binding, long-term limits on carbon emissions -- a move it hopes will prompt the United States, China, and India to follow suit.
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The Christian Science Monitor - Europe unveiled a "road map" to a low-carbon future Wednesday â one of the most radical packages the European Union has ever produced â in an effort to position the bloc at the vanguard of global efforts on climate change.
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European Union heads of government meeting in Brussels have agreed to slash carbon dioxide emissions by 20% from 1990 levels by the year 2020.Comment
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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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The European Commission announces plans to force energy companies to produce greener fuels.
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Under the new proposals, carmakers that fail to meet emissions targets will face fines -- Chancellor Merkel isn't best pleased
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European Union leaders will put their weight behind ambitious goals to fight climate change today in a move they hope will spur similar action from the United States and other big polluters worldwide.Comment
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<img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20071024/capt.fc5e5224d7d04d70afc3ea2ce8d0e555.france_environemnt_par101.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=OCqHdDExdgc.WJ6j9o.h5Q--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="Cars line up on the highway just outside Paris, Wednesday Oct. 24, 2007. France's government began national talks Wednesday aimed at changing the way the French treat the environment, as part of the president's bid to put the country in the forefront of the fight against global warming. The European Parliament proposed tighter emissions limits for car makers but more time to reach them as part of plans to fight global warming. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon) \
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Britain on Tuesday became the first country to propose legislation setting binding limits on greenhouse gases as it stepped up its campaign for a new global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
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The EU adopts plans to force European energy markets to be open to more competition.
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Britain on Tuesday became the first  country to propose legislation setting binding limits on carbon  dioxide emissions as it stepped up its campaign for a new  global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
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California air regulators Friday unanimously approved the world's most stringent rules to reduce auto emissions that contribute to global warming &#151; a decision that could affect car and truck buyers from coast to coast.
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Stockholm, Sweden- Hundreds of European cities and towns restricted auto traffic last month, part of the continent's annual campaign to lower air pollution by encouraging commuters to use public transportation, ...
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The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to impose gradually increasing fines on automakers that fail to meet their targets for cutting CO2 emissions from new cars from 2012.
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"The European Commission has let car makers drive away with a proposal that sets a weak, short-term standard ... and offers an open road to heavy, gas-guzzling vehicles"  Automobile manufacturers will have to limit car emissions in Europe by 2012 or face big fines, under proposals released Wednesday by the European Union. via MLive.com
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The European Commission set targets Wednesday for EU member states to slash greenhouse gases, seeking to calm fears about the burden of fighting climate change and warning that the cost of dithering would be much higher.