CBI piles on pressure over fuel emissions

The CBI, which says it will further develop its position this year, has called for a number of initiatives including:

Adair Turner, director-general of the CBI, has written to Environment Secretary John Gummer expressing doubts about new European-wide emissions targets being proposed by the Dutch presidency of the European Union. Turner said: 'Agreement of new UK targets and the policies and measures required to meet them need to be discussed with business.'