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Published today in Nature Climate Change, the study found that exported used vehicles generate at least 13-53% more emissions per mile than those that are scrap

New research led by Oxford University has found that exported used vehicles generate more emissions per mile than those that are scrapped or on the road in Great Britain.

A recent investigation conducted by experts at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science uncovers that secondhand vehicles exported from Great Britain to less affluent nations not only fall short of British road safety regulations but also exhibit higher levels of pollution and lower fuel efficiency compared to those designated for recycling.

A University of Oxford study has found that exported used vehicles generate at least 13-53% more emissions per mile than those kept in the UK.

<p><strong>A </strong><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-024-01943-1"><strong>new study</strong></a><strong> by researchers at the </strong><a href="https://www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/uk-offshores-emissions-used-vehicles"><strong>Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science</strong></a><strong> reveals that used vehicles sent from Great Britain to lower-income countries fail British roadworthiness standards, are more polluting and less fuel efficient than those sent to be scrappe...