Ignore car lobby, says Greenpeace at EU summit
7th June 2008,
The powerful car lobby, led by Germany's Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes, is pushing the EU to delay and weaken proposed legislation to limit car emissions. Giving into them could undermine the EU's ability to meet its 2020 climate targets.
BMW, one of the manufacturers of heavy cars criticised by Greenpeace.
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"Ministers must ensure that the EU takes a firm stand against the car lobby, and their stone-age demands," said Melanie Francis, Greenpeace International transport campaigner. Read Greenpeace's press release (for World Environment Day, 5 June).
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