For those vehicles, the WLTP emission factor was on average 20 % higher than the NEDC emission factor.

This website has limited functionality with javascript off. After they peaked in 2008, GHG emissions from maritime bunker fuels (or fuel use in ships in relation to international transport) sold in the EU decreased by almost one quarter during the period 2009-2014 2014, largely a result of the economic recession. Despite a decrease since 2007, energy consumption from road transport in 2016 was still 26 % higher than in 1990. However, it will depend on the electricity mix (i.e. Even a small action can make an enormous difference when millions of people do it! Member States shall require suppliers to reduce gradually the life cycle GHG emissions per unit of energy from fuel and energy supplied by up to 10 % by 31 December 2020. A platform for data-driven news on European affairs in up to 12 languages brought to you by a consortium of media and data journalists from all over Europe, the latest estimation released by Eurostat. In 2018, Member States reported both NEDC and WLTP emission factors for around 4.4 million cars (around 30 % of new registrations). The more recent European strategy for low-emission mobility reiterates this target and identifies priority areas for action (EC, 2016). In 2018, 1.66 million new vans were registered in the EU and in Iceland, which is an increase of 3.5% compared with 2017. Monitoring of CO2 emissions from new vans started in 2012. The fraction of diesel used in road transport has continued to increase between 2000 and 2016, from 51 % to more than 67 % of total fuel sales in road transport.

Moreover, the long-term 2050 target (EC, 2011) requires a reduction of more than two-thirds of emissions compared with 2017 levels (see Table 1). EEA Web Team, Software updated on

The EEA Web CMS works best with following browsers: Internet Explorer is not recommended for the CMS area. The vote to revise the EU system for monitoring, reporting and verifying CO2 emissions from maritime transport (the ‘EU-MRV Regulation’) had a clear outcome: 520 parliamentarians voted in favour, 94 against and 77 abstained. Emissions of 130 g CO 2 /km correspond to a fuel consumption of around 5.6 litres per 100 km (l/100 km) of petrol or 4.9 l/100 km of diesel.. Despite a small increase in annual average CO 2 emissions from passenger cars in 2017, new cars are becoming more efficient. Specific emissions from newly registered passenger cars have decreased by 15 % between 2010, when monitoring under the current regulation started, and 2017. Half of the total EU emissions are generated by Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, and France, but those countries are also the most populated ones. The WLTP allows to obtain more realistic information on vehicle emissions in the type approval tests. This increase comes despite improvements in the efficiency of transport vehicles and is broadly in line with increases in the level of economic activity — as measured by gross domestic product (GDP) — as well as increases in demand for both passenger and freight transport. Please make sure javascript is enabled in your browser. The majority of new SUVs sold were powered by petrol, with average emissions of 133 g CO. Data viewer on greenhouse gas emissions and removals, sent by countries to UNFCCC and the EU Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Mechanism (EU Member States). Electric vehicles are anticipated to be a key component of Europe’s mobility system, helping reduce impacts on climate change and air quality. Do something for our planet, print this page only if needed. The European Union aims to reduce emissions by 20 percent by 2020 (compared to 1990 levels), a goal that the bloc is on course to meet. Transport is responsible for more than half of all NOX emissions and significantly contributes to the total emissions of the other air pollutants.

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport have increased over the last three years, whilst average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars increased for the first time in 2017. It is anticipated that it will decrease  the divergence between laboratory test and real world emissions.

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The share of zero- and low-emission vans remained at the same level (1.7 %) as in 2017. EEA estimates show that emissions from transport (including aviation) further increased by 1.5 % in 2017. Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technology Collaboration Programme’, International Energy Agency (, EEA, 2017, Renewable energy in Europe 2017: recent growth and knock-on effects, EEA Report No 23/2017, European Environment Agency (, Passenger and freight transport demand in Europe. The new 'Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure' (WLTP) was introduced in September 2017. Electric cars are slowly penetrating the EU market. Sales of PHEVs increased by 35 % in 2017 compared with 2016. Others cannot yet be fully monitored due to a lack of data and/or the complicated nature of the evaluation required. The latest data available on past trends show that the EU transport sector is currently not on track to reach the policy targets on total GHG emissions over the last four years, on average CO2 emissions from new cars for the first time in 2017, on oil consumption, and on energy use from renewable sources (see Table 1). Citizens from Luxembourg released almost five times more CO2 emissions than those from Latvia, while Estonians are responsible for 4.5 times more carbon emissions than their neighbours. This report is contributing to the Paris Agreement process with an independent and quantitative view of global GHG emissions. 22 September 2020 12:01 In order to reach a 70 % reduction in oil consumption from transport compared with 2008 (EC, 2011), the additional efforts needed remain challenging. Since 2018 Iceland is also included in the database. A new system for monitoring, reporting and verification of CO2 emissions from maritime transport (established by Regulation (EU) 2015/757) started in 2018, introducing obligations to report data on annual maritime GHG emissions and other relevant information. Noise pollution is a major environmental health problem in Europe. It also assesses progress made toward key transport-related policy targets. IEA, 2017, ‘Task 31: Fuels and Energy Carriers for Transport. Brussels, 28.3.2011, SEC(2011) 358 final, (, EC, 2016, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions (COM(2016) 501 final of 20 July 2016). After reaching its peak in 2007, transport oil consumption (including maritime bunkers) decreased continuously until 2013, when it reached 11 % below 2007 levels.

This is the first increase in average CO2 emissions from new vans since the regulation came into force in 2011, following a sharp decrease in 2017.

GHG emissions from international aviation have more than doubled since 1990 and were almost 30 % higher in 2017 than in 2000. Despite significant increases in sales in 2017, battery electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) represent only 0.6 % and 0.8 %, respectively of new passenger car registrations in the EU.