EU posts second-largest drop in CO2 emissions from cars since 2000.

摘要

The European Environment Agency recently released data showing that in 2010 CO2 emissions from new cars dropped by 3.7 from the previous year; however, the reduction was smaller than that seen in 2009, when emissions dropped by 5.1. A major contributing factor to the smaller-than-desired cut is the rise in demand for SUVs and cross-over vehicles leading to an increase in the average car weight by 2.