Toyota testing scandals underscore rising stakes around emissions

Automakers must make realistic assumptions about lifetime vehicle carbon output

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Toyota Motor, once a pioneer of vehicle electrification, should be setting an example to the industry of precise CO2 reporting and year-on-year emission reductions. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)

Ben Scott is head of automotive research at the Carbon Tracker Initiative, a London-based think tank focused on the impact of climate change on financial markets.

Revelations of regulatory cheating continue to drip out from Toyota Motor and its affiliates.

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