§ Mrs. BrintonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will estimate the quantity of carbon dioxide emitted annually by a representative sample of 1.5 million cars. [47075]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe total car fleet in the UK emitted 19.33 million tonnes of Carbon in 1996. Given that the total car fleet was made up of 22.24 million cars, this translates into an average of 0.87 tonnes of Carbon per car in that year.
The quantity of Carbon emitted by each car in practice will depend on a number of factors, including: the type of fuel used, the size of the engine, the driving conditions, driving behaviour and the maintenance of the vehicle.