Range Rover Assembly Line Shut Down in UK

A Greenpeace activist attaches tape saying "Climate Crime Scene" to the fence outside the Range Rover factory in Solihull where thirty-five Greenpeace volunteers have shut down the assembly line.The Range Rover is the UK's least fuel-efficient 4x4 doing 12 miles to the gallon in urban areas.

Unique identifier: GP02BYD

Type: Image

Shoot date: 16/05/2005

Locations: Europe, Solihull, United Kingdom

Credit line: © Sion Touhig / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Range Rover Assembly Line Shut Down in UK

Thirty-five Greenpeace volunteers shut down the assembly line making gas-guzzling Range Rovers, because urban 4x4s made at the site are wrecking the climate. The Range Rover is the UK's least fuel-efficient 4x4 doing 12 miles to the gallon in urban areas. In the UK, road transport accounts for about a quarter of the emissions that cause climate change, which makes it the second biggest source of greenhouse gases. The trend of 4x4 vehicles as urban run-arounds is increasing the amount of emissions going into the atmosphere.

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