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Ford. Going in reverse, fast.

Posted by jamess — 8 November 2010 at 7:09pm - Comments

Update: Over 6,000 emails to Ford bosses. Yet to receive a reply.

As the clock ticks down to some pretty important laws that could potentially save us millions of barrels in oil consumption (3.6m in the UK alone), one car manufacturer is doing its best to scupper this important legislation: Ford.

We've just heard from some high-level sources that Ford is pressuring Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, to weaken the UK's position on proposed European emissions targets.

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Climate Crime File: Ford

Last edited 1 May 2005 at 12:04pm
Publication date: 
1 May, 2005

Ford claims to agree that climate change is real and the time for action is now. In its Corporate Citizenship report of 2001, Ford’s CEO Bill Ford Jr writes: ‘The global temperature is rising and the evidence suggests that the shift is being affected by human activity, including emissions related to fossil fuels used for transportation …We believe it is time to take appropriate action.’

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Article tagged as: cars, climate change, ford, reports, road transport, transport

Climate Crime File - Land Rover

Last edited 10 March 2005 at 9:00am
Publication date: 
10 March, 2005

Summary

Land Rover's gas-guzzling vechicles are wrecking the climate and its parent company Ford has blocked government action to tackle climate change.

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Article tagged as: 4x4s, climate change, co2, ford, government, land rover, reports

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