Car industry has larger carbon footprint than the entire EU ...

The car industry produces more greenhouse gases than the entire EU, with its carbon footprint accounting for 9% of the world's CO2 emissions, Greenpeace ... CarindustryhaslargercarbonfootprintthantheentireEU,saysGreenpeaceMostRead1Onceinalifetime:SeealltheplanetsatthesametimethisJune2MercurysettoriseasheatwavehitsBelgiumthisweek3ManshotincentralBrussels,policeinvestigationunderway4Belgianemployerssayautomaticwageindexationis‘untenable’5FurtherstrikestohitBrusselsAirportfrom20JuneCarindustryhaslargercarbonfootprintthantheentireEU,saysGreenpeaceTuesday,September10,2019Credit:WikipediaThecarindustryproducesmoregreenhousegasesthantheentireEU,withitscarbonfootprintaccountingfor9%oftheworld’sCO2emissions,Greenpeacenotes,basedonareportissuedonTuesday. TheinternationalNGOcalledforadeadlinetobesetforendingthesaleofvehiclespoweredbygasordiesel. Carmanufacturershaveacrucialinfluenceonglobalwarming,stressedGreenpeace,whichanalysedandrankedthe12mainactorsinthissectoraccordingtotheirenvironmentalimpact. ThebiggestpolluteristheVolkswagengroup,stillembroiledinthe“Dieselgate”scandal,followedbyRenault-NissanandToyota,accordingtoGreenpeace. InBelgium,thecombinedcarbonfootprintofvehiclessoldin2018–basedonaverageemissionsperkilometre,andthepollutioncausedbymanufacturing,recyclingandfuelproduction–makesup24%ofthecountry’sannualemissions,accordingtoGreenpeace’scalculations. Theorganisationsingledoutsportutilityvehicles(SUVs)forspecialmention,dubbingthemmassivepolluters.SUVsrepresentedonethirdofallvehiclessoldinBelgiumlastyearandthenumberofnewmodelsofthistypeofvehiclehasdoubledinfiveyears. Greenpeaceiscallingforanendtothesaleofvehiclespoweredbyfossilfuelsby2028atthelatest.Thisisanecessaryconditionforlimitingglobalwarmingto1.5°C,itstresses. TheenvironmentalorganisationhascalledonBelgiumtofollowtheexampleofcountriessuchastheNetherlands,France,IndiaandtheScandinaviannations,whichhavealreadyannouncedanenddateforthesaleofvehiclespoweredbygasordiesel. TheBrusselsTimes LatestNewsEUenvironmentalprotectionspendingreachesnewhighsBelgiuminBrief:Aheatwaveinthemaking?BrusselsAirlinesrestartsflightstoConakryandOuagadougouStaycationsstillpopularasmanyBelgiansoptforholidaysnearhomeNewboostervaccineoffersprotectionagainstOmicronvariantAntwerpoffersfreedentalscreeningtovulnerableyoungpeopleOnceinalifetime:SeealltheplanetsatthesametimethisJuneNighttrainsfromBrusselstoFrenchbeachesandskiresortstobecomerealityControversialchange:Flexibilityofhighereducationsystemtightenedto‘helpstudents’FirefightersrescuewomanwhofelltenmetersdownawellinherowngardenThegreetingkiss:AnothervictimofthepandemicFlemishCovid-19loansforbusinessesreturnas‘Ukraineloans’MercurysettoriseasheatwavehitsBelgiumthisweekQueenElizabethIIverynearlylongest-everreigningmonarchLoadmoreCopyright©2021TheBrusselsTimes.AllRightsReserved.AdvertiseBecomeaContributorPrivacyPolicyAboutUs