Average specific emissions of CO2 are calculated as a weighted average of new registrations of cars in a particular year.
Methodology for indicator calculation
Average specific CO2 emissions are calculated as the average emissions of all new passenger cars first registered in the EU in a particular year. For calculation purposes, manufacturers’ average emissions, eco-innovations and super-credits (for 2020-2022) are also taken into account. For 2020, a 95% phase-in had to be considered.
For each manufacturer, an annual specific emissions target is calculated on the basis of the fleet-wide target and the average ‘mass in running order’ of the registered vehicles, using the following formula:
Target=95+a*(M-M0)
where:
M is the average mass of the manufacturer’s fleet in kilograms;
M0 is the reference mass in running order (for 2020= 1,378.99);
a is the constant 0.0333.
Transport consumes one third of all final energy in the EU. This means that transport is responsible for a large share of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions and is a major contributor to climate change. GHG emissions decreased in the majority of sectors between 1990 and 2018, and particularly in energy supply, industry and the residential sector. However, the emissions from road transportation increased, both for passenger and freight transport. That makes the transport sector a major obstacle to realising the EU’s climate protection goals. EU strategy documents focus on decarbonising transport.
No uncertainties have been specified.
