Can cities get the global car industry to ‘clean up its act’?

(Eco Business, 25 Apr 2017) As global car sales continue to climb, cities are increasingly girding themselves against the related environmental impacts by using “scoring” systems, placing large municipal orders for electric vehicles and imposing strict regulations.

Last year, consumers around the world purchased 88 million cars, a new annual record. But if cities are to meet their obligations under the Paris climate agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, municipal officials need the cars on their streets to emit far less carbon dioxide.

To that end, they are pressuring car manufacturers by wielding the regulatory and purchasing power of the world’s big cities.

The mayors of London and Paris think they have one possible solution, last month announcing plans for an online car “scoring” system aimed at empowering consumers.

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Eco Business, 25 Apr 2017: Can cities get the global car industry to ‘clean up its act’?