HC Deb 30 November 1988 vol 142 cc275-6W
Ms. Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the 1987 emissions of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides from automobile and freight transport.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

The information available relates to emissions from petrol-engined and diesel-engined road vehicles. The basis for estimation is constantly being updated, and a major revision took place in 1988. For comparability, therefore, figures are given for the years 1977–1987.

Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides: estimated emissions from road vehicles, by type of fuel
United Kingdom
C02 CO NOx
million tonnes thousand tonnes
Petrol-engined Vehicles
1977 15.2 3,629 432
1978 16.1 3,841 458
1979 16.4 3,911 466
1980 16.8 4,007 477
1981 16.4 3,867 467
1982 16.9 4,187 497
1983 17.1 3,824 462
1984 17.7 3,812 471
1985 17.9 3,934 489
1986 18.8 4,146 520
1987 19.4 4,390 558
Diesel-engined Vehicles
1977 4.8 76 417
1978 5.0 78 429
1979 5.1 81 442
1980 5.0 78 428
1981 4.7 75 420
1982 4.9 79 435
1983 5.2 70 399
1984 5.7 72 418
1985 6.0 73 426
1986 6.7 75 440
1987 7.2 80 473

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