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EU Panel Does Not Bow to Pressure to Water Down Car Emission Targets
"MEPs have voted to introduce meaningful rules for tackling the damaging climate impact of cars by reducing their CO2 emissions," Harms said.
Under European Commission proposals from last December, automakers selling new cars in Europe would have to cut carbon dioxide emissions to an average of 130 grammes per kilometre travelled by 2012, from about 145-150 grammes on average currently.
Those that miss the target would face a fine that would increase from 20 euros (29.4 dollars) per car for each gram per kilometre over the limit in 2012 to 95 euros by 2015.
The EU parliament's environment committee rejected proposals to put off the deadline until 2015 and also refused proposed lower penalties.
The committee even sought tougher demands on carmakers than what the commission proposed, voting in favour of a long term target to reduce average emissions to 95 grammes of CO2 per kilometre by 2020.
It also proposed that the targets should apply to heavier cars as well, going beyond the commission's recommendations.
The package, which is still to be approved by the full parliament and EU member states, is strongly opposed by Germany, which makes the most polluting cars in Europe.
With passenger cars generating about 12 percent of overall CO2 emissions in Europe, the package is part of a broader EU effort to reduce emissions by 20 percent from 1990 levels by 2020.
Source-AFP
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