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Why would LNG pay more? If anything the emissions are better than petrol only. Diesel is a bit dubious too. CO2 emissions are far lower for them.
by dontlaugh 3y ago
Why would LNG pay more? If anything the emissions are better than petrol only.
Diesel is a bit dubious too. CO2 emissions are far lower for them.
- jacquesm 3y agoYes, this has been a puzzlement for many of us here. It makes no sense.
- dharmab 3y agoLNG is highly polluting in practice because leaks are very common in LNG infrastructure. https://www.npr.org/2022/02/03/1077392791/a-satellite-finds-massive-methane-leaks-from-gas-pipelines https://www.npr.org/2022/02/03/1077392791/a-satellite-finds-... Disclosure: I work for a company working on detecting these leaks. https://carbonmapper.org https://carbonmapper.org
- extraduder_ire 3y agoTo make up for the lower amount of tax collected on fuel sales, maybe. Where I live (ireland), taxes on diesel are lower to the extent that it's cheaper than petrol. (done some time in the 80's, I think. To reduce fuel imports) Since 2006 car tax is entirely based on CO2 output, previously it was engine displacement. Meaning EVs have €0 car tax. (you can tell, because you're required to display the tax-disc in the window and it says how much it cost on it.)