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House Oversight Committee Issues Subpoena for Toyota Documents

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The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has issued a subpoena for “all documents relating to Toyota motor vehicle safety and Toyota’s handling of alleged motor vehicle defects and related litigation” in the possession of Dimitrios Biller, who served as the National Managing Counsel for Toyota’s American operation from 2003-2007.

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US charges Audi manager with conspiracy to cheat US emissions tests; sacrificing NOx control for a sound system

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The complaint cited a cooperating witness (CW1)—an Audi employee who works in Audi’s Diesel Engine Development Department—as well as contemporaneous documentation in the Statement of Probable Cause. According to CW1, and as corroborated by contemporaneous documentation, the proposed Audi 3.0

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EPA Sends Proposed GHG Endangerment Finding to White House for Review

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The document does not propose any requirements on any sources of greenhouse-gas emissions. In April 2007, the Supreme Court concluded in Massachusetts v. In addition, legal challenges have been brought seeking controls for GHG emissions in preconstruction permits for several coal-fired power plants. Earlier post.).

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Climate Talks End In Copenhagen Accord; Countries Settle On Non- Binding 2 ºC Warming Limit

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As heads of state convened, an abbreviated document was hurriedly produced to minimize sticking points and shopped around among leaders of developed countries. The accord will not become an official United Nations document unless unanimous approval is secured. Emissions Reduction Targets Shuttled To The Side.

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Study concludes that automakers tweak vehicle fuel economy to qualify for more favorable treatment; focus on car notches

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Slemrod and Sallee studied the behavioral responses to the US Gas Guzzler Tax of 1978, which penalizes cars with low fuel economy, and the Canadian “feebate” program of 2007, a set of taxes and rebates that together act to encourage the purchase of more fuel-efficient vehicles. All of this behavior is perfectly legal, they add.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Moreover, developers must show that the project would make no economic sense without CDM funds and that documentation exists to demonstrate that these factors were considered by the company’s board of directors in their decision to pursue CDM financing. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Change 2007: Mitigation.

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European Commission opens infringement procedure against Italy over insufficient action on Fiat Chrysler emission control strategies

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When a car manufacturer breaches the legal requirements, national authorities must take corrective action (such as ordering a recall) and apply effective, dissuasive and proportionate penalties laid out in national legislation. Can the risk of sudden and irreparable engine damage be appropriately demonstrated and documented?

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