Influence of transport air pollutants on climate change in EU: case of Lithuania

The purpose of the research paper is to observe and analyse how the motorization rate of EU countries influence climate change during the last decades in terms of inventory of emissions of air pollutants from transport, giving an example of Lithuania. Passenger cars are a major polluter, accounting...

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Main Authors: Kęstutis Peleckis, Valentina Peleckienė, Bahman Peyravi
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Language:English
Published: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2025-07-01
Series:Business: Theory and Practice
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Online Access:https://jau.vgtu.lt/index.php/BTP/article/view/23005
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Valentina Peleckienė
Bahman Peyravi
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Bahman Peyravi
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description The purpose of the research paper is to observe and analyse how the motorization rate of EU countries influence climate change during the last decades in terms of inventory of emissions of air pollutants from transport, giving an example of Lithuania. Passenger cars are a major polluter, accounting for 61% of total CO2 emissions from EU road transport. EU approved directions to transitioning to fossil-free transport and reducing car use in future to make the European Union carbon neutral by 2050. Research methodology is statistical analysis of motorization rate growth and air pollution in the EU countries during the period of 2014–2024. In the research paper the quantitative analysis and comparison method are applied. Findings: research paper shows that in the EU countries motorization rate is growing very fast. However the consequences of this vary from country to country. Significant disparities arise from the age of the vehicles, the type of fuel utilized, and the turnover rate of passenger cars, resulting in the current fleet not achieving an adequate decrease in CO2 emissions. This research examines the correlation between motorization levels and CO2 emissions across several EU countries over recent decades and offers potential solutions to this issue.
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spelling doaj-art-a90d595f3ca6495a866bfc851d3cf8fc2025-08-20T03:51:49ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityBusiness: Theory and Practice1648-06271822-42022025-07-0126210.3846/btp.2025.23005Influence of transport air pollutants on climate change in EU: case of LithuaniaKęstutis Peleckis0Valentina Peleckienė1Bahman Peyravi2Vilnius Business College, Vilnius, LithuaniaVilnius Business College, Vilnius, LithuaniaVilnius Business College, Vilnius, Lithuania The purpose of the research paper is to observe and analyse how the motorization rate of EU countries influence climate change during the last decades in terms of inventory of emissions of air pollutants from transport, giving an example of Lithuania. Passenger cars are a major polluter, accounting for 61% of total CO2 emissions from EU road transport. EU approved directions to transitioning to fossil-free transport and reducing car use in future to make the European Union carbon neutral by 2050. Research methodology is statistical analysis of motorization rate growth and air pollution in the EU countries during the period of 2014–2024. In the research paper the quantitative analysis and comparison method are applied. Findings: research paper shows that in the EU countries motorization rate is growing very fast. However the consequences of this vary from country to country. Significant disparities arise from the age of the vehicles, the type of fuel utilized, and the turnover rate of passenger cars, resulting in the current fleet not achieving an adequate decrease in CO2 emissions. This research examines the correlation between motorization levels and CO2 emissions across several EU countries over recent decades and offers potential solutions to this issue. https://jau.vgtu.lt/index.php/BTP/article/view/23005transport air pollutantsclimate changeinfluence of transportCO2 emissionsmotorization ratepolluter
spellingShingle Kęstutis Peleckis
Valentina Peleckienė
Bahman Peyravi
Influence of transport air pollutants on climate change in EU: case of Lithuania
Business: Theory and Practice
transport air pollutants
climate change
influence of transport
CO2 emissions
motorization rate
polluter
title Influence of transport air pollutants on climate change in EU: case of Lithuania
title_full Influence of transport air pollutants on climate change in EU: case of Lithuania
title_fullStr Influence of transport air pollutants on climate change in EU: case of Lithuania
title_full_unstemmed Influence of transport air pollutants on climate change in EU: case of Lithuania
title_short Influence of transport air pollutants on climate change in EU: case of Lithuania
title_sort influence of transport air pollutants on climate change in eu case of lithuania
topic transport air pollutants
climate change
influence of transport
CO2 emissions
motorization rate
polluter
url https://jau.vgtu.lt/index.php/BTP/article/view/23005
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