EU hails biggest recorded dip in car emissions

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Report shows emissions from new cars across EU fell five per cent in 2009, the largest annual fall in a decade

Emissions from new cars sold in the EU dropped five per cent during 2009, the biggest annual fall ever recorded, according to a new European Commission report released yesterday. The report confirmed...

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