The European Union and Vehicle Emissions

2.5  The European Union (EU)

• The EU ratified the Kyoto Protocol in May 2002.  
  
  
• Emission reduction figures in the EU have included the voluntary figure of 140 g/km (2008) and proposed mandatory figures of 130 g/km (2012) and 80 g/km (2020).
  
  
• The average figure for new cars in Europe in 1995 was 185 g/km. This figure reduced to 162 g/km in 2005.  
  
  
• Transport produced 28% of the EU's CO2 emissions in 2004, with cars accounting for about 10% of all CO2 emissions.