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Dr Caulfield referred to this research which shows that emissions from SUVs worldwide reached almost 1 billion tonnes in 2022 and the rate of growth of electric SUVs is not enough to offset the increasing oil consumption and emissions of the wider fleet

#SUVs #TransportEmissions

https://www.iea.org/commentaries/as-their-sales-continue-to-rise-suvs-global-co2-emissions-are-nearing-1-billion-tonnes

Here's the piece from Drivetime with Dr Caulfield

https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22218712/

Meanwhile in Norway

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/01/04/norways-ev-sales-explode-ahead-of-policy-changes/#:~:text=The%20first%20is%20a%20weight,27%2C500%20NOK%20(%E2%82%AC2%2C590).

@ronanmcd The bounce back after covid is shocking

@ccferrie The gov lobbied hard to get car sales back on track after recession and covid. plus the marketing works: my sister, younger than me, is buying a new car. Her peers are all millenials (older part of that age bracket) and all have asked why she isn't looking at SUVs. And all of them making excuses about having young families.

@ronanmcd @ccferrie a global trend unfortunately https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/28/carbon-emissions-global-suv-sport-utility-vehicles-oil-climate