IF YOU were thinking of scrapping your old car for a newer model to help the
environment, think again.
Bert van Wee of the National Institute of Public ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ and the Environment
at Utrecht University in the Netherlands has found that getting rid of your old
banger and buying a new car produces more of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide
than just sticking with the old car. “In terms of CO2, it is without a
doubt better to do nothing,” he says.
Many countries have introduced policies or tax incentives that encourage the
scrapping of old gas guzzlers so…
