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Meeting the CO2 challenge
7th April 2008
The Financial Times reports today that the UK government has ordered a review aimed at helping the UK motor industry tackle the twin challenges of low-cost competition and emerging low-carbon car technologies. This is directly relevant to students preparing for the OCR2888 A2 pre-release case study for June 2008 which focuses on the European automotive industry.
“Carmakers face slowing UK sales and pressure from government and the European Union to cut their vehicles’ carbon dioxide emissions. The industry’s push to develop lower-emission cars could change motor vehicle technology more significantly over the next five years than in the past 100, a research report last month by Deutsche Bank found.”
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Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.