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Sustainable consumption and
production
Climate change
and energy
8. Private cars
Private car CO2 emissions, car-kilometres and household spending, 1990 to 2007
| CO2 emissions
since: |
1990 |
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2003 |
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- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from private cars increased by 13 per cent between 1990 and 2007.
- Over the same period road traffic volume (measured as total car-kilometres travelled) increased by 20 per cent. Road traffic volume increased in line with household spending (household final consumption expenditure) until the mid-1990s but this relationship has since weakened.
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Updated: 30 July 2009