EU Cars 2020 strategy to be presented today...
Pippa Gallop <[email protected]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:39:18 +0100
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Looks awful....
http://www.euractiv.com/climate-environment/greens-rap-commission-report-la=
c-news-515908
Good opportunity for media work if anyone has the capacity?
EXCLUSIVE: The EU pledges funding worth billions of euros to the=20
automotive industry up 2020 in a leaked draft of its cars strategy, to=20
be presented today (8 November). The new strategy comes amid a wave of=20
announced factory closures and lay-offs in the sector but was criticised=20
by Green activists for lacking ambition on C0_2 emission cuts.
Antonio Tajani, EU Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, is=20
due to present the 'Cars 2020' strategy to reporters on Thursday (8=20
November).
In the draft document, seen by EurActiv, the EU executive says it=20
intends to support the growth of the automotive sector into 20% of=20
European GDP by 2020, from its current level of 16%, laying out a number=20
of financing mechanisms for the sector.
The document earmarks a share of the planned EUR80 billion 'Horizon=20
2020' research and innovation fund and the EUR2.5 billion=20
Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs programme, as well as support=20
for workers laid off as a result of "industrial adjustment" in the=20
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund=20
<http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-budget/eu-countries-send-conflicting=
-si-news-515872>.
It also calls for backing from the European Investment Bank. "The=20
Commission will continue working with the EIB in order to ensure that=20
financing for automotive research and innovation projects is available,"=20
the document reads.
But environmental groups have been left unsatisfied by what they view as=20
the draft's relative lack of focus on van emission reductions and=20
consumer awareness.
*'Regulatory holiday'*
Greg Archer of Transport & Environment told EurActiv the action plan=20
"fails to implement key opportunities to reduce emissions from freight=20
[and] provide consumers with understandable reliable information about=20
fuel costs from low-carbon vehicles."
In the draft the EU executive bars out a paragraph referring to=20
emissions from HDVs - heavy-duty vehicles - as well as references to=20
consumer awareness and harmonisation of labels for fuel consumption and=20
CO_2 emissions.
Franziska Achterberg, an EU policy advisor at Greenpeace Europe, told=20
EurActiv she thought Tajani was giving too much of a "regulatory break"=20
to carmakers, saying more emphasis should have been put on developing=20
green technologies.
"The European industry will only be competitive if it develops and=20
markets new environmental technologies," she said adding: "This isn't=20
going to happen without pressure from regulation".
Tajani has said he wished to impose a regulatory moratorium on the car=20
industry to ensure the survival of sector after the economic crisis.
"The funding is not matched with the right conditions to make sure it is=20
going in the right direction," she said.
*Smart regulation*
Archer also said the paper "fails to recognise the benefits of smart=20
regulation", influencing the EU's ability to grow and create jobs.
But Jean-Marc Gales, chief executive of the European Association of=20
Automotive Suppliers, which was involved in drafting the document, told=20
EurActiv that this did not necessarily mean doing everything that is=20
"technically feasible".
"You do what is necessary for what will keep [Europe's] lead in the=20
automotive industry," he said, adding he did not think that the EU=20
needed to impose regulations on freight.
Fuel efficiency "is the first purchasing criteria" for commercial=20
vehicles, he said. "The market pushes for lower fuel consumption. "Will=20
it still be smart regulation if the market pushes for it? European=20
trucks are the best worldwide for fuel consumption."
He said he supported the regulation proposed by Tajani and that the=20
essential 'green' element - a ceiling of 95g/km of CO_2 - was included.=20
"A cost-benefit analysis... has found the best compromise".
Positions:
*Niall Carty, a communications manager at the F=E9d=E9ration Internationale=
=20
de l'Automobile*, told EurActiv the car consumer group has "always=20
pushed for ambitious targets" on green vehicles, believing that they=20
will offer the consumer value for money in the long term.
"We believe that the 95 [grams of CO_2 per km] targets are possible and=20
are proven to be possible", he said.
He said studies showed that green technologies could save the consumer=20
up to EUR800 per year, depending on the price of oil.
When asked about the removal of the paragraphs mentioning HDVs Carty=20
said FIA wished to see just as strict targets for vans as for cars. He=20
also said FIA was in favour of green labelling, which "provides valuable=20
information about the fuel and environmental costs".
Next steps:
* *8 Nov. 2012:* The European Commission to adopt the "Cars 2020:
Action Plan for a competitive and sustainable automotive industry in
Europe".
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Pippa Gallop
Research Co-ordinator
CEE Bankwatch Network
http://www.bankwatch.org
Skype: pippa.gallop
c/o Zelena akcija
Frankopanska 1 pp.952
10 000 Zagreb
Hrvatska/Croatia
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Good opportunity for media work if anyone has the capacity?<br>
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<p>EXCLUSIVE: The EU pledges funding worth billions of euros
to the automotive industry up 2020 in a leaked draft of its
cars strategy, to be presented today (8 November). The new
strategy comes amid a wave of announced factory closures and
lay-offs in the sector but was criticised by Green activists
for lacking ambition on C0<sub>2</sub> emission cuts.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="field field-body">
<p>Antonio Tajani, EU Commissioner for Industry and
Entrepreneurship, is due to present the ‘Cars 2020’ strategy to
reporters on Thursday (8 November).</p>
<p>In the draft document, seen by EurActiv, the EU executive says
it intends to support the growth of the automotive sector into
20% of European GDP by 2020, from its current level of 16%,
laying out a number of financing mechanisms for the sector.</p>
<p>The document earmarks a share of the planned €80 billion
‘Horizon 2020’ research and innovation fund and the €2.5 billion
Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs programme, as well as
support for workers laid off as a result of “industrial
adjustment” in the <a
href="http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-budget/eu-countries-send-conflicting-si-news-515872">European
Globalisation Adjustment Fund</a>.</p>
<p>It also calls for backing from the European Investment Bank.
“The Commission will continue working with the EIB in order to
ensure that financing for automotive research and innovation
projects is available,” the document reads.</p>
<p>But environmental groups have been left unsatisfied by what
they view as the draft’s relative lack of focus on van emission
reductions and consumer awareness.</p>
<p><strong>‘Regulatory holiday’</strong></p>
<p>Greg Archer of Transport & Environment told EurActiv the
action plan “fails to implement key opportunities to reduce
emissions from freight [and] provide consumers with
understandable reliable information about fuel costs from
low-carbon vehicles.”</p>
<p>In the draft the EU executive bars out a paragraph referring to
emissions from HDVs - heavy-duty vehicles - as well as
references to consumer awareness and harmonisation of labels for
fuel consumption and CO<sub>2</sub> emissions.</p>
<p>Franziska Achterberg, an EU policy advisor at Greenpeace
Europe, told EurActiv she thought Tajani was giving too much of
a “regulatory break” to carmakers, saying more emphasis should
have been put on developing green technologies.</p>
<p>“The European industry will only be competitive if it develops
and markets new environmental technologies,” she said adding:
“This isn’t going to happen without pressure from regulation”.</p>
<p>Tajani has said he wished to impose a regulatory moratorium on
the car industry to ensure the survival of sector after the
economic crisis.</p>
<p>“The funding is not matched with the right conditions to make
sure it is going in the right direction,” she said.</p>
<p><strong>Smart regulation</strong></p>
<p>Archer also said the paper “fails to recognise the benefits of
smart regulation”, influencing the EU's ability to grow and
create jobs.</p>
<p>But Jean-Marc Gales, chief executive of the European
Association of Automotive Suppliers, which was involved in
drafting the document, told EurActiv that this did not
necessarily mean doing everything that is “technically
feasible”.</p>
<p>“You do what is necessary for what will keep [Europe’s] lead in
the automotive industry,” he said, adding he did not think that
the EU needed to impose regulations on freight.</p>
<p>Fuel efficiency "is the first purchasing criteria” for
commercial vehicles, he said. “The market pushes for lower fuel
consumption. “Will it still be smart regulation if the market
pushes for it? European trucks are the best worldwide for fuel
consumption.”</p>
<p>He said he supported the regulation proposed by Tajani and that
the essential ‘green’ element - a ceiling of 95g/km of CO<sub>2</sub>
- was included. “A cost-benefit analysis… has found the best
compromise”.</p>
</div>
<div class="field field-position">
<div class="field-label">Positions: </div>
<div class="field-items">
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<p><strong>Niall Carty, a communications manager at the
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile</strong>, told
EurActiv the car consumer group has “always pushed for
ambitious targets” on green vehicles, believing that they
will offer the consumer value for money in the long term.</p>
<p>“We believe that the 95 [grams of CO<sub>2</sub> per km]
targets are possible and are proven to be possible”, he
said.</p>
<p>He said studies showed that green technologies could save
the consumer up to €800 per year, depending on the price of
oil.</p>
<p>When asked about the removal of the paragraphs mentioning
HDVs Carty said FIA wished to see just as strict targets for
vans as for cars. He also said FIA was in favour of green
labelling, which “provides valuable information about the
fuel and environmental costs”.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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<div class="field-label">Next steps: </div>
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<div class="field-item odd">
<ul>
<li> <strong>8 Nov. 2012:</strong> The European Commission
to adopt the “Cars 2020: Action Plan for a competitive and
sustainable automotive industry in Europe”.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
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Pippa Gallop
Research Co-ordinator
CEE Bankwatch Network
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.bankwatch.org">http://www.bankwatch.org</a>
Skype: pippa.gallop
c/o Zelena akcija
Frankopanska 1 pp.952
10 000 Zagreb
Hrvatska/Croatia
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