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Germany was long considered a matter of effort leading to reduce CO2 emissions and fight climate change because the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel remains committed to dramatically expand its dependence on energy renewables in the coming decades.
But when it comes to reducing the amount of greenhouse gas auto produce made in Germany, Berlin is much less ambitious and this week, Merkel was able to block the adoption of new emission limits for cars produced in the strictest EU plugs, she insisted, could severely handicap the German car industry, which focuses on the luxury car sector.
Member States of the EU Thursday had been set to endorse an agreement hammered Monday night between the European Council - led by Ireland as current holder of the EU rotating presidency - and the European Parliament The agreement provides reducing a company's fleet-wide CO2 emissions from 130 grams to 95 grams per kilometer by 2020.
But Berlin has initiated a wave of lobbying this week, with Merkel even calling the Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny on Wednesday in an effort to have the matter removed from the agenda of Thursday meeting of EU ambassadors other 27 Member States in Berlin also sought to delay the vote to allow time to meet in Germany enough allies to block the operation ultimately, the effort was successful and a decision on this point was postponed to October.
According to the German news agency DPA in Berlin diplomats had threatened the German automotive industry would be forced out of Europe if more stringent emission levels were adopted Wednesday, the Ministry of Economy seems to the same threat in comments to Reuters many jobs depend on the automotive industry, a spokesman for the ministry told the news agency is an important factor in the competitiveness of the EU Germany made it clear that it wishes to place the competitiveness of Europe in the foreground as such, we need to Brussels decisions that conform to this ambition.
The delay will give Berlin more time to assemble a blocking minority to weaken CO2 limits in October, Croatia will become a full member of the EU and observers believe that the country could join Germany Furthermore, the Ireland no longer holds the rotating presidency of the EU; Lithuania should take this too could make a difference.
Before Thursday Germany had only been able to garner the support of Slovakia and the Czech Republic, the two countries have become increasingly dependent on the automotive industry in recent years.
Car manufacturers in other European countries like Italy and France, it would be easier to comply with the new limits due to the smaller average size of vehicles they produce the same, they would also work to make Depending Transportation Federal Motor Germany authority, even the producers of small cars such as Renault, Peugeot and Fiat still an average decommissioning of more than 130 grams of CO2 per BMW kilometer is currently more than 140 grams per kilometer and Mercedes is located Volkswagen 153 fleet emits an average of 2 139 grams per kilometer.
Diplomats from the European Union have expressed the anger of the German effort to torpedo the agreement is a scandal, an anonymous diplomat told DPA Wednesday.
There are many in Germany who are also settled by the government's position, in particular the similarity between the position of Merkel and the one represented by the automotive industry Merkel demanded that automakers are allowed to bank credits the production of electric cars by 2020 the current agreement only allows electric cars to offset CO2 emissions for the period after 2020 also Berlin wanted electric cars to calculate a ratio of 3 to 1 instead of 3 1 1 proposed by the Commission.
This position is virtually identical to the position taken by the German car industry, which has pressured Merkel strongly in recent weeks.
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