'50 by 50': A Global Call to Auto Industry to Halve Emissions. By Jorn Madslien, BBC, March 5,2009. "The motor industry has been urged to halve CO2 emissions from cars by 2050 by four leading international agencies. The 50 BY 50 initiative [PDF, 24 pp] is seeking ways to reconcile aspirations for mobility with reduced emissions and a global economic recovery. The number of cars in the world is set to triple by 2050, so the sector is being urged to play its part to reduce its contribution to global warming... The call for the cut in emissions came from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Transport Forum (ITF) and the FIA Foundation. 'The world's car fleet is expected to triple by 2050 with 80% of this in developing economies,' predicted Achim Steiner, United Nations Under-Secretary General and executive director of UNEP. 'We would urge the world's car and component makers to get on board to prove that they too are part of the solution.'"
2009-03-06
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