Environment versus Economy

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Publish date: 2010-02-01

Carbon dioxide emissions are being checked and verified thoroughly across the United Kingdom in order to ensure that the environment protection policies are in place. And now when the scrappage scheme for vans is still in action everyone is hoping to see the data improved. And the information showing the carbon dioxide emissions of all new vans sold in the Isles was published for the first time earlier this year by the Government. All people focused on environment protection issues hoped that the data would influence fleet managers pushing them towards purchasing the lowest-emitting vans. Upon the data disclosure fleet operators and managers have been asked to air their views if they would opt for solutions suggested in the papers. Here, however, a sort of clash has appeared between environment protection and economic needs. While over some 92 percent of respondents to the survey said that the new database and reports would influence their decisions on buying vans, only a half admitted that the their purchasing decision would not be based solely on data on carbon dioxide emissions. Fleet operators and managers say that moving totally towards the light commercial vehicles of lowest gas emissions would be counterproductive as the required payload or floor space could be compromised. This, in turn, could have a negative effect on environment as probably more vans would need to appear on roads to satisfy the demand for transportation.

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