President Obama has ordered the US environmental protection agency and department for transport to develop greenhouse gas standards for medium- and heavy-duty lorries, lobby group Transport & Environment has reported.
President Obama has ordered the US environmental protection agency and department for transport to develop greenhouse gas standards for medium- and heavy-duty lorries, lobby group Transport & Environment has reported.
A group of 12 environmental groups, including European environmental lobby group Transport & Environment has written to the climate action commissioner, Connie Hedegaard, warning about the likely implications of new rules that will form part of the EU’s fuel quality directive.
Some of Europe’s biggest-selling vans are already close to meeting proposed EU CO2 targets for 2016 after making big improvements in fuel efficiency this year, according lobby group Transport & Environment (T&E).
Norway is planning to scrap a tax exemption for bio-diesel, joining a growing number of countries taking the view that users of bi-fuels should pay for them instead of taxpayers, pane European lobby group, Transport & Environment has reported.
