Thomas Ulmer

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Thomas Ulmer at the European Parliament in Strasbourg (2014)

Thomas Ulmer (born 25 July 1956) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2014. In this capacity, he was the Parliament's rapporteur on the EU's 2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new passenger cars. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Barbara Lewis (January 18, 2013), European politicians brace for clash on car CO2 law Reuters .
  2. Dave Keating (January 22, 2013), MEPs clash over car emissions European Voice .