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US state defends its environmental standards. California's environmental protection agency has written to the European Commission and EU member states rejecting claims from...

EU seeks to limit the emissions from cars. Lower emissions from cars may be achieved from improvements that cost little or nothing, a study conducted for the European...

Proposal gives a higher emissions rating to oil from tar sands than for other fossil fuels. The European Commission has proposed a higher carbon-emissions value for oil from...

The European Commission is divided over the impact of oil from tar sands on the EU's efforts to cut greenhouse gases. The Commission has been asked to set CO2 emissions...

Revision timed with fresh look at other policies; green groups say air quality given lower priority. Environmental campaigners have accused the European Commission of...

The latest attempt to improve postal services comes to the Parliament. At last, an almost sensible use has been found for the vast expanse of space between the European...

MEPs oppose delay to industrial pollution law but member states want to postpone law until 2020. The EU's environment ministers are shaping up for a bruising fight with the...

The approval of a compromise deal in the European Parliament on 13 December should set stricter standards for pollutant emissions from cars. Green groups reacted angrily to...

Europe next week risks missing its last chance to catch up with the US when it comes to cutting air pollution from cars, according to environmentalists. Members of the...

In a few years' time green buses could be as familiar a sight in EU cities as the red Routemaster bus was on the streets of London. But unlike their London counterpart,...

Two MEPs discuss ways of reducing traffic on Europe's roads The volume of transport in Europe has more than doubled since 1970, putting a significant pressure on the...

European Commission proposals to limit harmful emissions from cars have run into harsh criticism from both industry and 'green' lobbies. The proposals, which have been kept...

The European Commission is set to rule on how far EU countries can act unilaterally to reduce air pollution from cars. A Commission decision, scheduled for next Wednesday (3...

THEY may have revolutionised human existence, but cars are not environmentally friendly. Petrol-fuelled transport is currently the world's fastest growing source of carbon...

The European Commission is expected to adopt new emission standards for cars in a bid to boost their environmental performance from 2008. The Euro V emission levels will...

The European Commission intends to press ahead with new car emission standards in the face of objections from Stavros Dimas, the environment commissioner, and dozens of lobby...

For many of us, imagining CO2 emissions conjures up images of soot-stained chimneys belching out smoke and fumes, of run down heavy industry in Eastern Europe or the third...

The future of emission-reducing technology will depend on limits laid down in the next round of EU emissions standards for cars – known as Euro 5. The big issue is how...

An ugly battle is being fought between car manufacturers in the drive to produce technology that will satisfy impending emissions legislation. So far, only Toyota markets...

Is the regulation of auto emissions a lost cause in the US? The signals are mixed. The Bush administration's proposal to replace the current Clean Air Act, the Clear Skies...