{"id":2094,"date":"2019-02-25T09:07:23","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T09:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomasgroupltd.co.uk\/?p=2094"},"modified":"2019-02-25T09:07:23","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T09:07:23","slug":"how-modern-diesel-cars-help-lower-co2-emissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasgroupltd.co.uk\/how-modern-diesel-cars-help-lower-co2-emissions\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW MODERN DIESEL CARS HELP LOWER CO2 EMISSIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Diesel is key to sustainable transport. Its high fuel-efficiency, which produces lower carbon dioxide (CO2<\/sub>) emissions, and advanced emission controls make it suitable for achieving CO2<\/sub> reduction targets and climate change goals.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
According to the Global Carbon Project’s report of November 2017, after a stable three-year period, global CO2<\/sub> emissions are set to rise by 2%. This is mostly due to a global increase in the use of fossil fuels. Therefore, in order to prevent the negative impacts of climate change, reducing CO2<\/sub> emissions is a top priority in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By signing the Paris Agreement, the EU reaffirmed its commitment to keep the global temperature rise below 2\u00b0C compared with the average temperature in pre-industrial times, and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5\u00b0C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These demanding measures to reduce the impact of transport on the environment require the use of energy sources that emit less greenhouse gas (GHG), such as diesel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modern and cleaner diesel cars are an element of the move to improved air quality in Europe.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
In November 2017, the European Commission\u2019s Clean Mobility Package set CO2<\/sub> emission performance standards for new passenger cars and other light-duty vehicles for the next decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A target for new passenger cars and vans was proposed to provide stability and long-term direction: if adopted, the average CO2<\/sub> emissions of new cars in 2030 will have to be 30% lower than in 2021. The intermediary target of 15% to be achieved by 2025, also compared with 2021 levels, is proposed to further ensure that the industry is going in the right direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alongside these demanding regulatory measures in the EU, diesel powertrains play a significant role in meeting our global climate change targets. In addition, diesel engines are highly efficient and emit less CO2<\/sub> than their counterpart petrol engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n