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The transport sector continues to rely heavily on fossil fuels and is responsible for a quarter of Europe's greenhouse gas emissions. The sector is also a significant source of air pollution, especially from particles (PM) and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2), as well as the main source of environmental noise in Europe. The EEA briefing tracks the short and long-term environmental performance of the transport sector in the EU. Transport emissions were 29% above 1990 levels in 2018. According to the proposal for the European Green Agreement, transport emissions need to be reduced by 90% by 2050 to achieve climate neutrality in the EU

• In 2018, the average emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2) from new passenger cars increased for the second consecutive year, reaching 120.4 g CO 2 per kilometer. Gasoline cars are overtaking diesel cars in new passenger car sales, but total diesel consumption continues to increase. Average CO2 emissions from new vans began to follow a similar upward trend in 2018.

• More than 27% of European citizens are exposed to transport noise levels of 55 decibels (dB) or higher, including 15-20% for road traffic noise only.

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