The FIA has called on the United Nations
to adopt the first-ever worldwide target for CO2
emissions
in passenger cars.
Click here to
download the full 'Make Cars Green' Declaration.
Sport Meets Mobility
in FIA’s 2008 Agenda
Over 200 representatives from Sporting
and Automobile clubs around the world gathered at
the
FIA General
Assembly
in
Paris to review the year and make key decisions on the
next 12 months.
FIA
General Assembly Week: In Pictures
Photos from
the FIA General Assembly week in Paris, which began with
a welcome reception hosted by the Marquis de Flers and
ended with every FIA club signing up to the momentous ‘Make
Roads Green’ Declaration.
FIA President
Opens Historic Event
FIA President Max Mosley presided over
an historic moment in sport and politics as he joined a host
of dignitaries to open the first-ever World Championship
status Rally Ireland.
Addressing
The Balance
The recently
announced 10-year engine freeze is part of a fine balancing
act that will dramatically reduce costs and increase the
use of eco-technology in Formula One, according to FIA
technical consultant Tony Purnell.
WRC Set for 2008 Safety
Upgrade
The FIA will deliver an improved safety
package for World Rally Championship cars in time for the
start of next season. The new safety measures are aimed
at dramatically reducing injury risks in side impacts.
ESC To Go Global
The life saving Electronic Stability Control
(ESC) technology has received new backing in Europe as further
progress is made on a global regulation.
From
Road Safety to Licence Forgery
FIA member clubs from across South America have gathered
in Chile to discuss a range of key policy issues including road safety,
counterfeit driving licences and communications activities.
Road Works Danger
for Europe
The latest report by EuroTest,
a partnership of FIA member clubs, has called for structural
improvements to be made to road works zones, which have
been the cause of too many accidents on Europe’s
roads.
Whiting Honoured
with FIA Institute Fellowship
FIA Formula One Race Director Charlie
Whiting has been appointed a Fellow of the FIA Institute
for Motor Sport Safety. He joins motor sport safety expert
Dr Michael Henderson and former Indianapolis Motor Speedway
medical director Dr Henry Bock as new Fellows of the FIA
Institute.
FIA
Institute Completes Youth Helmet
The FIA Institute
has concluded its groundbreaking project to develop a crash
helmet specifically for use by young drivers.
Bahrain to Stage
FIA Institute Summit
The Bahrain International
Circuit will stage the next FIA Institute Safety Summit
in the run-up to the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Make Roads Safe
Gets UN Approval
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has urged
the international community to support the Make Roads Safe
campaign’s call for a first ever UN conference on road
safety.
Michael Schumacher Joins FIA Foundation
Michael Schumacher has been elected as a member of the FIA Foundation Board of Trustees at the charity’s 2007 annual meeting.
Russia Set to Host UN Road Safety Forum
The Russian Federation has confirmed its offer to host a UN Ministerial Conference on global road safety in 2009 at an event highlighting the Make Roads Safe campaign.
Australia Joins
Global Road Safety Facility
The Global Road Safety Facility,
which was set up by the FIA Foundation and the World Bank
to provide technical help for developing countries to cut
road deaths, is to receive new funding from Australia.
