Dozens of polar bears today invaded one of Europe’s top car shows to highlight climate-wrecking EU lobbying by car giant Volkswagen.
A stormtrooper hands out flyers explaining Darth's intervention to a relieved crowd. Read more >
Darth Vader interrupts a speech by Ivan Hodac, Secretary General of car lobby ACEA, to congratulate him on his hard work on Earth. ACEA opposes better fuel efficiency standards. Read more >
Greenpeace argues carmakers can and should develop car fleets that on average emit no more than 80g/km by 2020. A further target of 60g by 2025 should be set when the EU reviews fuel efficiency laws this year. Read more >
VW's position will further encourage drilling for oil in fragile environments like the Arctic. Read more >
While VW might make one or two self-styled green cars, these are nothing more than PR for the bigger vehicles it is flooding the market with. Read more >
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The costumed Greenpeace campaigners over-ran the Brussels Motor Show in the latest action targeting Volkswagen, which is attempting to undermine a planned new EU law that would make cars more efficient. This lobbying could put a brake on the growing market for green cars and tie motorists to dirty and damaging oil. Such moves will further encourage drilling for oil in fragile environments like the Arctic.