Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2017

A new international study has found that laboratory tests of nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel vehicles significantly underestimate the real-world emissions by as much as 50%. Those markets include Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; the European Union; India; Japan; Mexico; Russia; South Korea; and the United States.

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Diesel International Emissions Ozone 230

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

In the EU exposure to fine particles and ozone claims 180,000 lives a year, including 35,000 in Germany. The latter category includes diesel generators, small stoves and smoky open wood fires, which many people in Asia use for heating and cooking. Credit: Nature, Lelieveld et al. Click to enlarge.

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Pollution Ozone Saudi Arabia Asia 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

The mid-range estimate assumes that approximately 2% of annual vessel traffic through those canals is diverted through the Bering Strait in 2025, largely through the Northern Sea Route nearest to Russia. MARPOL Annex VI sets limits on NO x and SO x emissions from ship exhaust, and prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone-depleting substances.

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Pollution Emissions Mariner Fuel 150