Haulage Sector (Emissions)

HC Deb 24 June 2004 vol 422 c1532W

Norman Baker

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the emission levels of pollutants from the haulage sector were in each year since 1997, broken down by pollutant. [179926]

Mr. Jamieson

The emissions of the main pollutants, i.e. oxides of nitrogen (NO_x), particulate matter (PM₁₀), carbon monoxide (CO) and non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC), for heavy goods vehicles (HGV's) are given in the following table from 1997 through to 2002, this being the latest date for which data are available. The emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), a global warming gas, are also included.

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	Nox	PM10	CO	NMVOC	CO2
1997	339.4	12.2	68.4	36.7	26,739
1998	335.3	11.4	66.9	34.0	26,983
1999	323.5	10.5	63.8	31.0	26,830
2000	306.6	9.1	60.5	28.6	26,546
2001	293.4	8.4	57.2	26.4	27,417
2002	284.3	7.8	54.6	24.5	29,410
Source:
2002 National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory.