like ireland for example suggested reducing c o two emissions by half and easy demand if a country has no domestic auto industry but even countries like france and italy with important automobile sectors lobbied for significant reductions their automakers concentrate more on smaller vehicles which emit lower levels of carbon dioxide the stricter the targets the greater the pressure on manufacturers to sell more cars with zero emissions such as purely electric vehicles. at the i.m.f. and world bank's annual meeting policy makers underscore. that a trade war between america and china was going to make everyone poorer this year it took place in indonesia where people are reeling after last month's devastating earthquake protesters demanded their government focus on helping victims instead of hosting a summit for the business elite their message didn't go entirely unheard on