CO₂ emissions from new cars in EU continue to decrease

16 February 2004

CO2 emissions from new European passenger cars decreased by 10.8% between 1995 and 2002, according to the 4^th Annual Report on CO₂ Emissions from New Cars (reporting year 2002), adopted by the European Commission. Despite earlier skeptical predictions, European, Japanese and Korean manufacturers have also reduced CO₂ emissions from their fleets in 2002, relative to 2001.

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ACEA reported a 2002 CO₂ emission figure of 163 g/km, down from 165 g/km in 2001. (In 2002 the European Commission started collecting its own CO₂ data. Previously, the car associations themselves reported emissions. The Commission’s 2002 figure for ACEA is 165 g/km. There are also slight changes in 2001 data from the last year report due to corrections for changed test procedure.)

Japanese (JAMA) car’s emissions were at 174 g/km (178 g/km in 2001; 11.2% decrease over 1995-2002), and Korean (KAMA) at 183 g/km (187 g/km in 2001; 7.1% decrease over 1995-2002). The Commission said European and Japanese carmakers were on track in meeting their CO₂ reduction goals, while “the Korean car industry is still somewhat lagging behind.”

Source: European Commission