{"id":207,"date":"2007-08-31T13:43:56","date_gmt":"2007-08-31T18:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2007\/08\/31\/carbon_burdens_2007\/"},"modified":"2013-11-21T13:33:56","modified_gmt":"2013-11-21T18:33:56","slug":"carbon_burdens_2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2007\/08\/31\/carbon_burdens_2007\/","title":{"rendered":"New Report on Cars and Carbon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>The author of today&#8217;s post, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.environmentaldefense.org\/page.cfm?tagID=883\">John DeCicco, Ph.D.<\/a>, is a Senior Fellow for Automobile Strategies at Environmental Defense.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>How much carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2<\/sub>) are cars emitting, and is it getting better or worse? The answer is in our new report on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.environmentaldefense.org\/carbonburdens\">Automakers&#8217; Corporate Carbon Burdens<\/a>. It&#8217;s the third in a series we began in 2002, and covers 1990-2005. Some findings of note:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Toyota and BMW have shown that it&#8217;s possible to cut the CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions rate while enjoying strong sales growth &#8211; a lesson to the other 10 automakers we examined, whose emissions rates all increased in 2005 compared to 1990. Automakers can significantly reduce carbon emissions through creative design and incremental enhancement of conventional technologies.<\/li>\n<li>The average CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions rate from new vehicles fell 3 percent from 2004 to 2005 &#8211; the first drop in nearly two decades. We probably can thank high gas prices for this since it made new car buyers think about fuel efficiency. Gas-guzzling truck-based SUVs became less appealing, and this accelerated the shift to car-based SUVs with better fuel efficiency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But we still have a long way to go. Despite the one year drop, the emissions rate remains 4 percent higher than it was in 1988.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The upward trend in average, per-vehicle CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions since 1988 is driven by three things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The popularity of SUVs, which automakers classify as light trucks to lower the CAFE standard they&#8217;re required to meet.<\/li>\n<li>Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) credits that can be used to meet CAFE standards, even when the vehicles don&#8217;t actually use alternative fuels.<\/li>\n<li>Lack of CAFE standards for heavier light trucks (8,500 to 10,000 pounds), which include large SUVs like the Hummer H<sub>2<\/sub> and F250 pickups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The report also tracks automakers&#8217; overall &quot;carbon burden&quot;, which reflects: (1) the efficiency of vehicles and the carbon intensity of the fuel they run on, and (2) the volume and mix of new vehicle sales. The carbon burden concept serves as a baseline for policymakers and automakers in developing reduction goals and strategies. An effective climate policy for the auto sector is one that results in lower carbon burdens &#8211; a reduction in total emissions.<\/p>\n<p>For full details on emissions and sales for each of the carmakers, check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.environmentaldefense.org\/carbonburdens\">report<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The author of today&#8217;s post, John DeCicco, Ph.D., is a Senior Fellow for Automobile Strategies at Environmental Defense. How much carbon dioxide (CO2) are cars emitting, and is it getting better or worse? The answer is in our new report on Automakers&#8217; Corporate Carbon Burdens. 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