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Taking steps to reduce car pollution

Road transport affects the environment in a number of ways. Emissions of carbon dioxide from vehicle exhausts affect the planet’s climate, whilst emissions of toxic pollutants such as fine particles and nitrogen oxides directly affect the health of people who breathe them in. Road transport accounts for 22 per cent of the UK’s total CO2 emissions, and the overwhelming majority of toxic …

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