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Stone Age car lobby exposed

Feature story | May 26, 2008 at 0:00

Fred and Wilma Flintstone kindly lent their 'vintage' car to some of our activists for the day. We wanted to drive it to the European Parliament and deliver a stone tablet bearing the logos of Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes alongside the message...

Car industry's green claims a fairy tale

Feature story | January 17, 2008 at 0:00

It seems you can't turn anywhere at a motor show these days without numerous manufacturers green claims competing for attention. But take a peek under the green hood and the industry has a huge, dirty, lobbying engine still stuck in reverse.

Driving Climate Change - How the Car Industry is attempting the thwart CO2 emission...

Publication | May 26, 2008 at 0:00

This autumn, the European Parliament and Council of Ministers are expected to cast their final votes on fuel efficiency standards for cars. If the European Union does not effectively legislate for greater fuel efficiency, it is in danger of...

Don't let TATA terminate the turtles

Feature story | March 20, 2009 at 0:00

TATA corporation of India is in the global spotlight as they launch the Nano, the world's cheapest car. But the spotlight ought to be on a costly little secret: TATA's giant port at Dhamra, which threatens the nesting grounds of an endangered...

Victory! European Parliament votes to reduce emissions from gas guzzlers

Feature story | September 25, 2008 at 0:00

In a long-awaited display of responsibility, the European Parliament’s Environment committee has voted through a strong package to reduce emissions from cars. As the committee went into session, it seemed certain that a compromise package riddled...

Greenpeace "primitive parade" exposes car industry influence

Press release | May 26, 2008 at 0:00

Greenpeace activists travelled in a Flintstones-style carfrom the headquarters of ACEA, the European car industry's lobby group, to theEuropean Parliament, to deliver a stone tablet bearing the logos of Volkswagen,BMW and Mercedes and the message...

Greenpeace names Geneva’s Engines of Climate Destruction

Press release | March 6, 2008 at 10:06

As the Geneva car show opened today, Greenpeace activists surrounded five featured models posing the question “what is a good car?” Branding the cars as ‘Engines of Climate Destruction’, Greenpeace is demanding that car makers, politicians and...

CO2 Emissions at the Geneva Motor Swow

Publication | March 14, 2008 at 13:55

Background document with data on the most polluting cars, as well as the brand averages of cars from the ACEA members (the European automobile manufacturers association) at the Geneva motor show.

Energy Revolution 2008 - Launch Brief

Publication | October 27, 2008 at 0:00

In these times of economic crisis, the need to support Greenpeace’s ‘Energy [R]evolution: A Sustainable World Energy Outlook’ takes on an increased impetus, as it shows how tackling climate change by investing in renewable energy systems and...

A Match Made in Car Industry Heaven?

Feature story | April 10, 2008 at 0:00

We bring news of one of the biggest weddings of the year, between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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