Auto-industry lobbied Europe to weaken emissions rules & electric car requirements

The UK car industry is attempting to weaken European efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from new cars, Unearthed can reveal.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) – which represents UK-based manufacturers – responded to a European Commission consultation arguing that it should slow down the rate at which companies are required to reduce CO2 emissions levels and opposing targets for electric cars.

US oil major, Exxon Mobil, also wrote to the Commission stating that promoting the market uptake of electric vehicles is “unimportant”.

The Commission is set to publish proposals on Wednesday to set new limits on carbon dioxide emissions from cars for the period after 2020 – as part of efforts to tackle climate change.

Drafts circulating last week reportedly set a 25-35% emissions reduction target for 2030, with an interim target in 2025.

These ambitions have apparently been watered down since then in response to fierce lobbying by the German car industry.

Now Unearthed can reveal that the UK car industry is also opposing the measures.

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http://www.mintpressnews.com/uk-auto-industry-lobbied-europe-to-weaken-emissions-rules-push-towards-electric-cars/234220/

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