Motoring
Eco Classics Actuarius takes on the mighty topic of climate change, arguing that opting for a vintage car will actually help rather than hinder the planet
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“A new set of pistons and rings every 30 years or so, a new set of leather coverings for the seats every 50 years, sundry parts on a year-by-year basis: how long would keeping an old car going take to match the total carbon footprint of buying a completely new car?”
nce you start looking into the ecological viability of different types of car, the first thing you will find is a total lack of complete, reliable and unbiased data. It is because of this that we must navigate our own way through the subject matter, the first step being to establish the core problems: 1. There is an airborne pollution problem in cities where a significant contributor is vehicle exhaust emissions (local). 2. Vehicle exhaust emissions are a significant contributor to climate change (global). 3. Buying a new car brings with it a cost to the environment (cultural).
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