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EU agrees on Greenhouse Gas Emission cut for Trucks

The European Parliament and the Council have struck a deal reduce average CO2 emissions compared with 2019 levels. The features of the deal are: To reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from new trucks and buses by 30 per cent by 2030. The deal proposes a binding CO2-reduction target for trucks at the EU-level for ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: CO2 emissions • EU • European Commission • European Council • European Parliament • European Union • Paris Climate Deal

Yellow Vests Protests

The protestors are referred to as Yellow Vests because they don the “Gilets Jaunes” (yellow vests), which the French drivers are required to carry in their cars. It is a leaderless movement which no reported structure or leadership to the movement. Why are they protesting? Though there is no consensus on the French media about why ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Topics: Gilets Jaunes • middle-class backlash • Paris Climate Deal • President Emmanuel Macron • pro-Green agenda • Yellow vests