Green trucks, green cars, and green canals all set for EU boost

James Murray
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European Parliament backs a raft of reforms designed to cut emissions and fuel use across the transport sector

The European Parliament yesterday voted in favour of a series of new policies designed to cut emissions and mobilise investment in clean technologies across the bloc's transport industry. MEPs backed...

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