Offshoring emissions through used vehicle exports
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Author(s)
Newman, Saul Justin
Schulte, Kayla
Morellini, Micol Matilde
Rahal, Charles
Leasure, Douglas R
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Policies to reduce transport emissions often overlook the international flow of used vehicles. We quantify the rate at which used vehicles generated CO2 and pollution for all used vehicles exported from Great Britain—a globally leading used vehicle exporter—across 2005–2021. Destined for low–middle-income countries, exported vehicles fail roadworthiness standards and, even under extremely optimistic ‘functioning-as-new’ assumptions, generate at least 13–53% more emissions than scrapped or on-road vehicles.
Date Issued
2024-03-01
Date Acceptance
2024-01-26
Citation
Nature Climate Change, 2024, 14 (3), pp.238-241
ISSN
1758-678X
Publisher
Nature Research
Start Page
238
End Page
241
Journal / Book Title
Nature Climate Change
Volume
14
Issue
3
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AIR-POLLUTION
CLIMATE-CHANGE
Environmental Sciences
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
Environmental Studies
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
MITIGATION
Physical Sciences
Science & Technology
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2024-02-20