UK’s richest set to produce 13 times more transport emissions than poorest by 2035

The IPPR says policies should focus on reducing excess private car travel and flights for the those with the means to change their behaviours fastest. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Inequality in transport emissions between the richest and the poorest in the UK is set to widen dramatically over the next decade, an analysis has found.

The most affluent and mobile already produce 10 times more carbon through their domestic travel than the poorest and least mobile. Under current decarbonisation policies, thinktank researchers forecast this to grow to 13 times by 2035.