Brussels warns carmakers: meet targets to slash CO2 emissions or face tougher laws
The UK’s Guardian is reporting Brussels warns carmakers: meet targets to slash CO2 emissions or face tougher laws.
Car manufacturers were given a blunt warning yesterday from Brussels, which said companies would face stringent laws if they failed to abide by their commitment to cut carbon dioxide emissions.
European, Japanese and Korean carmakers were threatened with the “stick” of mandatory cuts in the polluting emissions after figures showed that they were on course to miss a 25% reduction in CO2 levels by 2009.
Gregor Kreuzhuber, the European commission’s industry spokesman, said: “The [commission] will not hesitate to replace the carrot with the stick. This would be regulation. The car industry should be aware that we are watching the situation very closely.”
Go get ‘em Gregor. I think, with the car industry, the stick is going to be much more effective than the carrot. — DS
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