PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Large Goods Vehicles: Carbon Emissions (30 November 2023)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the carbon emissions emitted by HGVs compared to cars.
Asked by:
Bill Esterson (Labour)
Asked by:
Bill Esterson (Labour)
Answer
In 2021, heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) emitted 21.4 million tonnes of carbon emissions (measured in CO2e) in the UK. In the same year, cars emitted 56.9 million tonnes of carbon emissions.
Answered by:
Anthony Browne (Conservative)
5 December 2023
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