Air pollution is something we all deal with on a daily basis. It's not something to be proud of, not something to look forward to, not something we could inhale freely without causing us some damage. Since air is something that we constantly live with, having clean air is something we all need to aspire for. Scientists are becoming worried for the negative effects air pollution have on us, especially in the long run. For this reason, many scientists are heeding that vehicles should have strict carbon dioxide emissions. This is primarily because vehicles are something that has already become a need for us. It has become something that we would have a hard time disposing of. In fact, we need vehicles. It has become part of our existence and as such, needs to be altered so as it won't be polluting the air that we also need to survive.

Scientists are suggesting that new cars must be altered in a way that it will give off lesser carbon dioxide in its emissions than old model cars. They said that there must be strict limits when it comes to carbon dioxide emission in new cars. Having so, automakers will be forced to come up with ways on how to further improve on their vehicles emissions. Subsequently, this will speed cuts in air pollution. As far as the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is concerned, a 100g standard will do. This standard is tighter than that proposed by the European Commission. The Royal Society of Chemistry is also asking for tighter time limits to speed up the development of greener fuels as well as improvements in the composition of vehicles—making them a lot friendlier to the environment.

The Royal Society of Chemistry recommends a "mandatory target" for new cars. A maximum of 100g per kilometer will considerably help in aggravating problems in air pollution. On the other hand, the European Commission proposed a 130g per kilometer limit by 2012. Although this is the case, what the former has recommended agrees with the latter's proposed possibility of having cars that produces 95g per kilometer by 2020.

According to the RSC, cars nowadays have an average of 180g per kilometer and only a handful of cars are able to meet their proposed 100g per kilometer limit. They claim that there might not be any reduction as far as overall reduction is concerned in the emissions of cars in Britain come 2020.

Source: news.scotmans.com