The message from "Ivan" contains these words:
Diesel is by no means as green as The Greens would have us believe.
In an article in The Independent (15/12/00) it was claimed that the amount of CO2 produced per "Average petrol car per passenger-km" was
0.19 kg while that for the for diesels was 0.18 kg. A litre of Diesel produces 2.68 kg of CO2 while a litre of petrol only 2.31 kg. Diesel is also well known for producing particulates which are a serious risk to health.