MEP Chris Davies said that the car industry is not doing enough to prove it's green credentials. That's just *********! The car industry is being unfairly saddled with the blame even though it is responsible for a tiny, unmeasurable amount CO2 emissions.
Unmeasurable?
Is that why many people in the UK can cut their carbon footprint by as much as a third or a half by giving up their car?
You need to take responsibility for your impact, it is your responsibility.
UK transport emissions are responsible for the overall increase in total UK emissions.
The car industry has done more than most to reduce emissions, engine efficiency has improved 96% over the past 30 years.
Trouble is car ownership has increased a lot over the same time and cars themselves consume more energy with all the modern gizmos. The result is total UK car emissions have gone up. Also efficiency hasn't improved by 96%!
The physics of the internal combustion engine would never allow it.
In order for todays cars to achieve a big enough reduction to bring total vehicle emissions down to 1980s levels every car on the road today would have to do 80 to 100 mpg. This is basically because of increased ownership.
I think it is about time we stopped using global warming as an excuse to penalise drivers and the car industry and started taxing those who are responsible like other inefficient manufacturing industries.
What manufacturing industry?
UK manufacturing emissions have gone down, partly because we exported UK industry to other countries.
If you want to cut industrial emissions, then don't buy foreign imports!
