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Table 2. Projection of the consumption of materials ands energy and the emission of CO2

 

Reduction of Environmental Pressure from Car Transport - Extended Summary

"Today" 2030 2050
Materials

Compared with today

 3,700,000 tonnes

100%

 4,800,000 tonnes

128%

 4,900,000 tonnes

132%
Energy

Compared with today

 111,000 TJ

100%

 150,000 TJ

136%

 156,000 TJ

141%
CO2

Compared with today

 8,100,000 tonnes

100%

 11,000,000 tonnes

136%

 11,500,000 tonnes

141%

"Business as Usual" projection of the materials and energy consumed by passenger car traffic, and its emission of CO2, to year 2030 and year 2050. "Today" is about 1995 but cannot be specified precisely, as the inventories have had to be based on sources with figures from 1988 to 1996.