Welsh Government Declares "Climate Emergency": 95% Of Its Cars Are Diesel
The Welsh Government's official fleet has just one electric car, despite being the first UK parliament to declare a ''climate emergency''.
Out of 77 official cars used by the Welsh Government, 95% of those in operation are diesel. While diesel cars produce less CO2 than petrol cars, exhausts can emit damaging pollutants like nitrogen oxide.
According to the RAC, the newer the diesel, the less damaging it will be to our environment, though how much they emit can be dependent on real world driving - tests that measure the pollutants a car produces while being driven on real roads.
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They added the government has "significantly reduced the environmental impact of our fleet over the past 10 years and recently added an electric vehicle to our official car pool of 12 vehicles." "We will continue to do everything we can to reduce the environmental impact of our fleet whilst providing value for money for the taxpayer."
Ed. - Emphasis added.
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https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2019-06-20/95-of-welsh-government-cars-are-diesel-despite-declaring-climate-emergency/
