Emission impossible

It is good to see your features acknowledging the effect internal combustion engines have on the environment, which at this stage (leaving aside the IC versus electric debate and comparative whole-life environmental cost of each) would be irresponsible to ignore.

But often this is undermined by an apparent lack of understanding from your writers and contributors about what this actually means. Even at full chat the Aston Martin DBX707’S emissions will not ‘smash right through’ the ozone layer

(evo 297) – that problem is caused by chemicals such as CFCS being released into the atmosphere, and luckily the banning of these has contributed to a reduction of the polar ozone holes over the past couple of decades.

On the other hand, the CO2 released by the Aston’s V8 is a greenhouse gas and will contribute to anthropogenic global warming, a completely separate and even more serious issue altogether.

Dave Oliver