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The European Commission on Wednesday proposed rules to reduce the averagecarbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new passenger cars to 120 grams per kilometerby 2012.
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The average CO2 emissions from new passenger cars sold in the EU are around160 grams per kilometer.
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The proposal is a major step toward lowering the overall CO2emissions of cars in the European Union (EU) ,the bloc's executive body said.Passenger cars currently account for about 12 percent of the EU's overall CO2 emissions.
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