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A quarter of the emissions produced in the UK are from transport (130 MtCO2) and without action, emissions are projected to rise further. To meet the carbon budgets, deep cuts in emissions from transport are required by the 2020s. The Committee’s analysis shows that a 25% reduction in road transport emissions (cars, vans and Heavy Goods Vehicles HGVs) from 2007 levels is possible by 2020. Almost all UK domestic transport emissions (90%) are from road transport, with 55% of total transport emissions coming from passenger cars alone. In recent years, the most significant increases in emissions have been driven by the increasing use of vans and HGVs. However, unlike cars, there is no consistent long-term decline in the carbon intensity of vans. This is because while voluntary agreements between the European Commission and European, Japanese and Korean car manufacturers to reduce new car CO2 have resulted in annual increases in the fuel efficiency of new vehicles, no such mechanism is in place for vans and HGVs, such that the effects of any increases in traffic are not offset by improvements in fuel efficiency. Emissions from transport can be reduced by improving the efficiency of vehicles and by encouraging people to change the way that they choose to travel. Government should support this process by:
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