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Germans oppose EU mandate

Just as the Bush administration pulled out of the Kyoto agreement set forth in 1997, the German government is following suit. Like the Americans, Germany will oppose new EU proposals to lower average CO2 emissions from cars said German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Autocar reports that the German government is worried about the potential damage to the German car industry and to the fragile German economy caused if fleet carbon dioxide emission targets are made law. VW, DaimlerChrysler, BMW and Ford have sent a letter to the EU objecting to the limits, which they call ‘massive industrial policy intervention that will burden the entire European automobile industry’.

The EU wants to impose a compulsory limit of 120g/km by 2012 as an average across a car maker’s range. It claims that car makers have done little to meet the voluntary 140g/km limit and that legislation is needed. In the UK, the average new car sold falls way below the target, emitting an estimated 167g/km.

Source: Autocar

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