Diesel cars may be worse than petrol for CO2 emissions, report claims

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Tailpipe emissions of black carbon from diesel engines may be up to 50% higher than previously thought, according to new research

Diesel engines may be doing nothing to slow global warming despite being the backbone of Europe's policy to reduce car emissions, a new report claims. Tailpipe emissions of sooty ‘black carbon' could...

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