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Industry Pressure Causes E.U. To Stop Calling Tar Sands Dirty

2014-10-08 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ClimateProgress: After years of intense lobbying from Canadian fossil fuel interests and government officials, the European Union has abandoned plans to label Canadian tar sands, or oil sands, as dirtier than other forms of crude oil. A European Commission proposal released on Tuesday would make it so that no transportation fuel used in the E.U. would be penalized for the carbon intensity of its production. This redefinition would make it easier for oil suppliers to export energy intensive tar sands to the 28-country...

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EU scraps plan to label tar sands oil as highly polluting

2014-10-07 13:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The European Commission on Tuesday proposed scrapping a mandatory requirement to label tar sands oil as highly polluting after years of industry opposition. The new proposal abandons one obstacle to Canada shipping crude from tar sands to Europe and is likely to draw strong criticism from environmental campaigners and Green politicians. It is suggested in a revised draft law on how refiners report the carbon intensity of the fuel they supply. The debate about labelling tar sands, also known...

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EU abandons 'dirty' label for tar sands oil

2014-10-07 13:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A European Union plan to label tar sands oil as highly polluting in its fight against climate change has been abandoned after years of opposition led by major producer Canada. A proposal published by the European Commission on Tuesday removes an obstacle to Canada exporting tar sands crude to Europe and comes at a time when tensions between the EU and top oil supplier Russia are running high. EU sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the desire for a trade deal with Canada had been a...

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