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Wed 07 Jul 2007Addressing all aspects of the problemEUPolicies:ReducingemissionsSingling out the car industry to achieve the EU Kyoto targets will neither help the economy nor the environment, writes Ivan HodacThe challenges of climate change and the most appropriate way to reduce CO2 emissions from cars will prove to be a key dossier for Europe and for the European automotive industry for many years to come. Much is at stake and the consequences of political decisions to be taken in the coming months have to be weighted carefully.