08.04.07[双语新闻]欧盟欲自2012年起限制车辆尾气排放
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[b] EU to limit car emissions from 2012[/b]
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From 2012, cars produced in the EU must meet strict carbon emissions targets, with steeply rising fines on manufacturers that fail to comply, if fiercely contested and delayed legislation now passed by the European Commission is adopted.
It sets a four-year phase-in period from 2012 for fines on manufacturers whose fleets exceed an average of 120 grams per kilometre of carbon dioxide.
“The proposal is backed by credible penalties,” EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas told a news conference. “This will send a strong signal to the world about the determination of the European Union to take bold measures on climate change.”
Fines on companies for non-compliance will start at 20 euros ($28.80) per new car for each excess gram per km in 2012 on average over the whole fleet, and rise to 95 euros g/km in 2015.
Approval needed
Of the overall mandatory target, an average of 130 g/km must be achieved from improved engine technology and the rest through biofuels and more efficient gears, tyres and air-conditioning.
The commission’s decision is not the last word. The two other political institutions — the council of member states and the European Parliament — must also approve the legislation.
An EU official told reporters the so-called “slope of the curve” in sharing emissions cuts meant makers of heavier vehicles would have to do more than manufacturers of lighter cars.
Germany had demanded a slope of 80% to protect its car industry that predominantly produces heavier luxury vehicles, while France had sought a 25% slope to put the main burden on bigger, more polluting cars. The commission eventually agreed on a 60% slope.
‘Competition war’
Car makers will be
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to team up and pool their Co2 emissions to meet the EU targets. That means makers of heavier cars will be able to buy emissions credits from producers whose fleet is below the limit.
German environment minister Sigmar Gabriel, often a backer of EU green initiatives, called the legislation a “competition war” against the German car industry to benefit French and Italian rivals.
While France complained that the commission had let makers of heavier, more polluting vehicles off too lightly by varying the emission target according to the weight of the car.
Car producers denounced the plan and vowed to lobby member states and the European Parliament to fight them. German luxury car maker BMW said that in its current form the legislation would distort the market.
Ivan Hodac, secretary-general of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association said the industry was being made a scapegoat. “The level of penalties is totally unacceptable, up to 100 times higher than what is paid by other industries in the EU’s emissions trading scheme,” he said.
[b] (New Scientist and Reuters )[/b]
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[b] 如果这项曾受激烈反对而被延迟现被欧盟通过的法规得以实施的话，那么自2012年起，欧盟生产的汽车必须达到严格的二氧化碳排放标准，那些不遵守法规的制造商将被处以高额罚金。[/b]
[b] 欧盟将从2012年起在四年时间里逐步提高罚金，处罚生产车辆平均每公里二氧化碳排放量超过120克的生产商。[/b]
[b] “这一提案有可靠的处罚措施支持，”欧盟环境专员斯塔夫罗斯·迪马斯在一次新闻发布会上说，“此举将向全世界发出强有力的信号，欧盟决心大胆采取措施应对气候变化。”[/b]
[b] 2012年，对于不遵守法规的公司的初始罚金为，每辆[/b]
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