Published: January 26th, 2023,
Last updated: January 26th, 2023
A speed limit of 120 km/h on highways and 80 km/h on country roads could save around 47 million metric tons of CO2 by 2030, according to new calculations by the German Environment Agency. This means that the climate mitigation effect of limiting the maximum permitted speed would be much more effective than previously thought. This is because emissions from internal combustion engines increase significantly above 130 km/h. The agency already pointed this out in 2020. nib