Thursday, January 19, 2012

How does the family car compare to aircraft and shipping in pollution stakes?

I want to do a paper on the real global economy. What are the polution costs to the planet of buying a car,for example a Kia, to say one made in UK, if there is such a thing. Do we really need to import strawberries just because they are out of season here. The people raking in the money seem to think as they won't be around when the planet dies, "What the hell".How does the family car compare to aircraft and shipping in pollution stakes?
When buying a new car it makes no difference wether it's a Kia or a Ford or whatever ie. where in the world it's made. This is because all new vehicles, be it cars , trucks, tractors, buses, motorbikes- whatever, must meet the current Euro Emission Regulations. The only differences in the emissions relate to the engine size ie bigger engines are allowed a higher emission, but they must still stay within the preset regs. Re. strawberries being flown in, the people raking in the money are only doing so due to consumer demand. It's our fault for buying and expecting stuff to be available all year round, you will never be able to stop everybody buying stuff which has been flown in. Many people are too selfish and dont care.

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