The continued global rise in sales of SUVs pushed their climate-heating emissions to almost 1bn tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2022, according to the International Energy Agency.on the roads produced emissions equivalent to the combined national emissions of the UK and Germany last year. If SUVs were a country, they would rank as the sixth most polluting in the world.
The vehicles are larger and heavier than regular cars and use on average 20% more fuel. The increased number of SUVs in 2022 were responsible for a third of the increase in global oil demand.
. Taking up more space, having an elevated seat, needing to drive a tank-like vehicle to feel safe, are psychological issues. Cardiologists, general practitioners, oncologists and midwives have also failed to adequately explain the devastating health effects of air pollution. .