EU backs down from labelling tar sands as polluting

Will Nichols
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Campaign groups blame industry lobbying as Commission proposes less taxing regime for carbon-intense fuel

Oil company lobbying is behind EU proposals that dilute laws governing the import of dirty fuels such as tar sands, green groups have claimed. The changes to the Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) unveiled...

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