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STORY: UN / USED CARS ENVIRONMENT REPORT
TRT: 1:03
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 26 OCTOBER 2020, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1.Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
26 OCTOBER 2020, NEW YORK CITY
2.Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States (US) and Japan to the developing world are of poor quality, contributing significantly to air pollution and hindering efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change, that’s according to a NEW report by UNEP, the UN Environment Programme. The report shows that, between 2015 and 2018, 14 million used vehicles were exported worldwide. Some 80 per cent of those went to low- and middle-income countries, with more than half going to Africa. UNEP said developed countries must stop exporting vehicles that fail environmental and safety inspections and are no longer considered roadworthy in their own countries. The report also calls for the adoption of minimum quality standards that will ensure that used vehicles contribute to cleaner, safer fleets in importing countries.”
4. Wide shot, press briefing room
A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said, “millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States (US) and Japan to the developing world are of poor quality, contributing significantly to air pollution and hindering efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change.”
Speaking to reporters today (26 Oct) in New York, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said, “the report shows that, between 2015 and 2018, 14 million used vehicles were exported worldwide. Some 80 per cent of those went to low- and middle-income countries, with more than half going to Africa.”
UNEP said, “developed countries must stop exporting vehicles that fail environmental and safety inspections and are no longer considered roadworthy in their own countries.”
The report also called for “the adoption of minimum quality standards that will ensure that used vehicles contribute to cleaner, safer fleets in importing countries.”
