Average emissions from new passenger cars in Europe increased for the third consecutive year in 2019, reaching 122.3鈥痝rams of carbon dioxide per kilometre (驳鈥疌翱2/km), according to the European Environment Agency鈥檚 (EEA) final data. Data about newly registered vans show a stable trend. New EEA data set baseline for emission reductions in heavy-duty vehicles.
The EEA indicator 鈥�鈥� shows听a steady decline听in emissions听until 2016听but, since then,听average emissions听of new cars听have been increasing.听
In 2019, average emissions听of听new passenger cars registered in听the European Union, Iceland,听Norway听and the United听Kingdom (UK)听were 122.3听驳鈥疌翱2/km. This听figure听is听below the 2015-2019 target of 130鈥碘�疌翱2/km听but听well above the 2020-2024 target of 95鈥碘�疌翱2/km.听The results听confirm听the听听
According to听the EEA analysis, several reasons have contributed to the increase in average emissions, including the increasing demand for sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and other larger and heavier cars.听Electric vehicles constituted听3.5听% of new听car registrations听in 2019.听
Emissions from new vans remained stable
The EEA indicator听鈥�鈥櫶�also听shows a trend听of听relatively stable or听slightly听increasing emissions. In 2019, average emissions of听new vans听were听158.0听驳鈥疌翱2/km,听which is about 7 % above the听2020 target of 147 gCO2/km.听
The share of electric听in registrations nearly doubled between听from听2018 (0.8 鈥�%)听to听2019 (1.4 鈥�%), but听the vast majority听(94 %)听of new vans still听ran on diesel, the EEA indicator shows.听
New听emission听data from听heavy-duty vehicles听
The EEA has also released听a听new听, such as buses听and trucks.听The average specific CO2听emissions of all new heavy-duty vehicles registered in the EU听from 2019 to mid–2020听stood听at 53听g鈥疌翱2/tkm听(i.e.听for听the听transport of one tone of goods听over one kilometer).听The EEA鈥檚 2019-2020 data set a baseline for these vehicles鈥� emission reductions, with targets to听reach听15 % lower emissions听in 2025, and 30 % lower emissions in 2030.听
Overall, transport emissions are听still听about one quarter of the EU鈥檚 total greenhouse gas emissions. The European Green Deal calls for a 90 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from transport, compared with 1990 levels.听
About testing vehicle emissions听
The emissions of new vehicles are systematically tested using 鈥榯ype approval鈥� procedures. Since 2017, the new Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) has been put in place with the objective to gradually replace the outdated New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). The WLTP allows to obtain more realistic information on vehicle emissions in the type approval tests. For compliance purpose, NEDC emissions values are used in 2019.
EEA activities听
The EEA collects and regularly makes available鈥�听and听registered in Europe, in accordance with EU Regulation (EU) No 2019/631. The data are reported by all EU Member States, United Kingdom, Iceland (since 1鈥疛anuary 2018) and Norway (since 1鈥疛anuary 2019) in order to evaluate the efficiency of the new vehicle fleet and includes information on CO2鈥痚missions and vehicle mass.听The next听data听release includes the provisional听results听for new registrations in 2020.听
Compliance with targets听
The European Commission will confirm whether individual manufacturers or pools have met their own specific annual targets, which are based on the average mass of the cars registered.
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