Offshoring emissions through used vehicle exports

Journal article

Saul Justin Newman, Kayla Schulte, Micol Matilde Morellini, Charles Rahal, Douglas R. Leasure
Nature Climate Change, vol. 14, 2024, pp. 238–241

DOI: 10.1038/s41558-024-01943-1

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Newman, S. J., Schulte, K., Morellini, M. M., Rahal, C., & Leasure, D. R. (2024). Offshoring emissions through used vehicle exports. Nature Climate Change, 14, 238–241. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-01943-1

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Newman, Saul Justin, Kayla Schulte, Micol Matilde Morellini, Charles Rahal, and Douglas R. Leasure. “Offshoring Emissions through Used Vehicle Exports.” Nature Climate Change 14 (2024): 238–241.

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Newman, Saul Justin, et al. “Offshoring Emissions through Used Vehicle Exports.” Nature Climate Change, vol. 14, 2024, pp. 238–41, doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01943-1.

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@article{saul2024a,
  title = {Offshoring emissions through used vehicle exports},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {Nature Climate Change},
  pages = {238–241},
  volume = {14},
  doi = {10.1038/s41558-024-01943-1},
  author = {Newman, Saul Justin and Schulte, Kayla and Morellini, Micol Matilde and Rahal, Charles and Leasure, Douglas R.}
}

Abstract:

Policies to reduce transport emissions often overlook the international flow of used vehicles. We quantify the rate at which used vehicles generated CO2 and pollution for all used vehicles exported from Great Britain—a globally leading used vehicle exporter—across 2005–2021. Destined for low–middle-income countries, exported vehicles fail roadworthiness standards and, even under extremely optimistic ‘functioning-as-new’ assumptions, generate at least 13–53% more emissions than scrapped or on-road vehicles.

Credit: Oxford Population Health / One Ltd