9. Road freight
Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) CO2
emissions, freight moved and Gross Domestic Product, 1990 to 2006
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since: |
1990 |
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1999 |
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- Freight moved (tonne-kilometres) increased in line with economic growth (Gross Domestic Product) until 1998. Since then freight moved has declined by 1 per cent while GDP has increased by 24 per cent.
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) rose broadly in line with economic growth until 1998 and have stabilised since then. Overall, emissions increased by 14 per cent between 1990 and 2006, compared with economic growth of 48 per cent over the same period.
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