CO2 monitoring 2006

In 2006, 308,048 new cars were registered in Austria, of which 62% were diesel and 38% petrol vehicles. The average CO2 emissions are 164 g/km (diesel) and 163 g/km (petrol). The trend towards increasing specific CO2 emissions from new passenger cars continues in 2006. While average CO2 emissions from petrol vehicles continue to decline, those from diesel vehicles are increasing. This is mainly due to the increase in average engine power and vehicle weight in this vehicle category. CO2 monitoring is carried out annually and reported to the European Commission. This review examines the self-commitment of European, Korean and Japanese car manufacturers' associations to reduce specific CO2 emissions to 140 g/km by 2008/2009 using technical means.