Environmental Laboratory
Environmental analysis highlights impact of diesel cars
Apr 28 2011
Mark Jacobson of Stanford University told Reuters that many of the supposed eco-friendly diesel cars currently on the market are damaging to the environment.
Mr Jacobson believes a loophole in the road tax system should be closed to protect the environment further.
In the UK, vehicles are exempt from the tax if their carbon dioxide output is below a certain level, but this does not account for soot emissions, which can also be harmful to the atmosphere.
"Each effect will vary from vehicle to vehicle but the point is they are not accounting for this [soot output]. The claim that barely detectable black carbon causes no warming is misinformation," he told the news provider.
The latest vehicle licensing statistics released by the Department for Transport showed the number of low carbon cars sold in the UK doubled in 2010.
Posted by Claire Manning
Digital Edition
AET 28.2 April/May 2024
May 2024
Business News - Teledyne Marine expands with the acquisition of Valeport - Signal partners with gas analysis experts in Korea Air Monitoring - Continuous Fine Particulate Emission Monitor...
View all digital editions
Events
Jul 10 2024 Birmingham, UK
Jul 21 2024 Cape Town, South Africa
Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo
Jul 24 2024 Sydney, Australia
Jul 30 2024 Jakarta, Indonesia
China Energy Summit & Exhibition
Jul 31 2024 Beijing, China