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German ministry is against regional bans on diesel cars
Germany's transport ministry is opposing the ban on diesel cars at the regional level as a means of tackling air pollution.
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German KBA watchdog agency to examine Porsche Cayenne diesel emissions
Diesel models of Volkswagen's sports car maker Porsche test results showed much higher emissions than legally allowed, German weekly Der Spiegel reported recently.
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France will go beyond its targets to combat climate change
According to government spokesman Christophe Castaner, France's new President Emmanuel Macron and Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot, France will go beyond the targets within the framework of the Paris agreement. A detailed list of policy actions would lay out climate changes for the next 5 years and will show where France will exceed its previous commitments.
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Daily (14.06.2017): EU carbon prices rose above €5 in a calm session on Tuesday
Oil prices slightly rose on Tuesday, after Saudi Arabia vowed to make real supply cuts and OPEC reported an increase in its output and as traders anticipate a drawdown in U.S. crude inventories.
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France will reduce its nuclear share, but wants better carbon tax threshold at EU level
French environment and energy minister Nicolas Hulot declared on Monday that the government plans to reduce the share of nuclear to 50% of the country’s power generation from the current 75%. As for the possibility of introducing a carbon tax, Hulot said that France already has a carbon tax which is increasing every year.
read more... 13/06/2017