THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE HISTORIC AND CLASSIC MOTOR INDUSTRY IN THE UK

59 Table 23. The key conclusion is that the sector is very much less polluting than the average for consumer spending for the key areas chosen . An average £1,000 of consumer spending leads to 61.03 kg of CO 2 equivalent emissions from these key emitting sectors. By comparison, spending the same amount on classic and historic vehicles would lead to 28.55 kg of CO 2 equivalent emissions, only 43% of the average. So, if classic vehicles did not exist and their otherwise owners spent their money in a normal way, it would lead to a level of emissions in these key sectors more than double those from the money spent on classic and historic vehicles.