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New clean fuel rules for Europe
BRUSSELS: Toughened rules for cleaner vehicle fuels in the European Union were announced today, triggering criticism from the automotive industry. Under the plans put forward by the E.U.'s executive arm, beginning in 2011 automakers and oil firms will have to reduce emissions by one per cent per year from 2010 levels "from well to wheel" - the entire process from drilling, refining and transporting petrol to garages.
But while the new rules would ensure that fuels themselves would be cleaner, they do not resolve the ongoing debate over strict new laws governing average emissions levels from the vehicles utilising them. The rules would cut emissions by 500 million tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2020, equivalent to the combined emissions of Spain and Sweden today, according to the Commission.
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