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Is vehicle pollution still a problem? Yes, here’s why it still harms health and climate. (science.feedback.org)

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Internal combustion vehicles – those that run on gasoline and diesel fuel – produce CO~2~ and a number of air pollutants.

Over recent decades, big improvements have been made in reducing vehicle-emission pollution; however, it is still problematic at a global scale.

Transport accounts for one fifth of CO~2~ emissions globally; of this portion the majority comes from road transport (cars, motorcycles, buses, and taxis).

Rising atmospheric CO~2~ from vehicle emissions and other human activities has been driving recent global warming.

Air pollution from vehicles has health effects like respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, and even an increased risk of getting cancer.

You can reduce your vehicle pollution by using more sustainable transport options like electric vehicles, ride sharing, walking, bicycles, and public transport.

Related: Some of that air pollution actually counters the greenhouse effect, and climate models have so far underestimated this.

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