HC Deb 02 November 1992 vol 213 c18W
1992. Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much(a) carbon monoxide, (b) nitrogen oxides and (c) carbon dioxide pollution from motor vehicles there was in (a) 1979 and (b)

Mr. Maclean

Our most recent estimate of emissions of air pollutants from road transport in 1979 is as follows:

  1. (a) carbon monoxide—3.84 million tonnes;
  2. (b) nitrogen oxide—772 thousand tonnes, and
  3. (c) carbon dioxide—21.2 million tonnes.

The equivalent figures for 1992 are not yet available.