EUROSTAT
June 1st, 2001
Keith NuthallALTHOUGH petrol and diesel consumption rose by 45 per cent in the European Union between 1985 and 1998, technological improvements meant pollution by emissions such as nitrogen oxide actually fell during this time, a study from Eurostat, the EU statistical agency has claimed.Across the continent, there were wide national variations in the increase of fuel consumption, from 139 per cent in Portugal, to 21 per cent in Sweden. Luxembourg formally topped the list with 149 per cent, but its figures were inflated by cross-border fuel sales, because of low ...
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