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Stop demonising diesel – it still has a part to play in the urban transport mix

Peter Dobson
07 July 2017
Peter Dobson, Queen`s College, Oxford
Peter Dobson, Queen`s College, Oxford
Trends in UK sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, non-methane volatile organic compounds, ammonia and particulate matter emissions, 1970-2015
Trends in UK sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, non-methane volatile organic compounds, ammonia and particulate matter emissions, 1970-2015

 

Air quality has become an emotive and topical issue, largely caused by the Volkswagen scandal that resulted from the company cheating on its claims for low carbon dioxide and other emissions by programming their engine management system to recognise when they were going into the test procedure and reduce their emissions during the test. This is illegal in the United States and also contravenes European regulations. 

Almost immediately politicians and the media jumped on this to create a...

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